Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM) Competitors

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, BTG or FSM?

B2Gold has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BTG or FSM?

61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BTG or FSM?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 14 more articles in the media than Fortuna Silver Mines. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for B2Gold and 2 mentions for Fortuna Silver Mines. Fortuna Silver Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat B2Gold's score of -0.28 indicating that Fortuna Silver Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fortuna Silver Mines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BTG or FSM?

Fortuna Silver Mines received 333 more outperform votes than B2Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.39% of users gave Fortuna Silver Mines an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 6 40.00%	Underperform Votes 9 60.00%
Fortuna Silver Mines	Outperform Votes 339 53.39%	Underperform Votes 296 46.61%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BTG or FSM?

B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Fortuna Silver Mines. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Silver Mines, 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
B2Gold	$1.93B	1.82	$10.10M	-$0.56	-4.79
Fortuna Silver Mines	$842.43M	1.74	-$50.84M	$0.08	58.51

Do analysts recommend BTG or FSM?

B2Gold currently has a consensus price target of $4.12, suggesting a potential upside of 53.61%. Fortuna Silver Mines has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.89%. Given B2Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Fortuna Silver Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Fortuna Silver Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BTG or FSM more profitable?

Fortuna Silver Mines has a net margin of 2.45% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -38.42%. Fortuna Silver Mines' return on equity of 10.08% beat B2Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-38.42%	7.53%	5.56%
Fortuna Silver Mines	2.45%	10.08%	6.87%

Summary

B2Gold and Fortuna Silver Mines tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.