FSM vs. AEM, AG, AGI, EXK, HL, PAAS, SAND, WPM, SVM, and MAG
Should you be buying Fortuna Mining stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortuna Mining include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), First Majestic Silver (AG), Alamos Gold (AGI), Endeavour Silver (EXK), Hecla Mining (HL), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), and MAG Silver (MAG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Fortuna Mining vs. Its Competitors
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Fortuna Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortuna Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus price target of $136.90, suggesting a potential downside of 10.42%. Fortuna Mining has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.36%. Given Fortuna Mining's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fortuna Mining is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Mining has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 30.63% compared to Fortuna Mining's net margin of 14.36%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Fortuna Mining's return on equity.
Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Fortuna Mining. Fortuna Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 25 more articles in the media than Fortuna Mining. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 7 mentions for Fortuna Mining. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Fortuna Mining's score of 0.96 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Agnico Eagle Mines beats Fortuna Mining on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:FSM) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
