AG vs. BTG, CDE, EXK, FSM, HL, PAAS, SA, WPM, SVM, and MAG
Should you be buying First Majestic Silver stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Majestic Silver include B2Gold (BTG), Coeur Mining (CDE), Endeavour Silver (EXK), Fortuna Mining (FSM), Hecla Mining (HL), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), and MAG Silver (MAG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
First Majestic Silver vs. Its Competitors
First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.
B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B2Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.81%. B2Gold has a consensus target price of $4.21, indicating a potential upside of 14.47%. Given B2Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.
In the previous week, B2Gold had 2 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for B2Gold and 2 mentions for First Majestic Silver. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.53 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Majestic Silver has a net margin of -12.32% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. B2Gold's return on equity of 5.65% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.
First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. First Majestic Silver pays out -3.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B2Gold pays out -17.0% 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. B2Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
B2Gold beats First Majestic Silver on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:AG) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
