First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors

Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is AGI or AG more profitable?

Alamos Gold has a net margin of 21.11% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -18.17%. Alamos Gold's return on equity of 10.05% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alamos Gold	21.11%	10.05%	7.01%
First Majestic Silver	-18.17%	-3.07%	-2.11%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGI or AG?

First Majestic Silver received 21 more outperform votes than Alamos Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.45% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote while only 56.70% of users gave Alamos Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alamos Gold	Outperform Votes 419 56.70%	Underperform Votes 320 43.30%
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 440 61.45%	Underperform Votes 276 38.55%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AGI or AG?

Alamos Gold has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamos Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alamos Gold	$1.35B	9.27	$284.30M	$0.69	43.02
First Majestic Silver	$563.63M	5.67	-$101.89M	-$0.35	-18.87

Is AGI or AG a better dividend stock?

Alamos Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alamos Gold pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Majestic Silver pays out -5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media prefer AGI or AG?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 3 more articles in the media than Alamos Gold. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 16 mentions for Alamos Gold. Alamos Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.71 indicating that Alamos Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alamos Gold	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Majestic Silver	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AGI or AG?

Alamos Gold currently has a consensus target price of $30.38, suggesting a potential upside of 2.33%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.69%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Alamos Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alamos Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AGI or AG?

64.3% of Alamos Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Alamos Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, AGI or AG?

Alamos Gold has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alamos Gold beats First Majestic Silver on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.