Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI) Competitors

Fortuna Silver Mines (TSE:FVI) and Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FVI or LUG?

54.6% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of Lundin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FVI or LUG?

In the previous week, Lundin Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Fortuna Silver Mines. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lundin Gold and 2 mentions for Fortuna Silver Mines. Fortuna Silver Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Lundin Gold's score of 0.16 indicating that Fortuna Silver Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FVI or LUG?

Fortuna Silver Mines received 7 more outperform votes than Lundin Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.08% of users gave Lundin Gold an outperform vote while only 50.64% of users gave Fortuna Silver Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fortuna Silver Mines	Outperform Votes 237 50.64%	Underperform Votes 231 49.36%
Lundin Gold	Outperform Votes 230 58.08%	Underperform Votes 166 41.92%

Do analysts recommend FVI or LUG?

Fortuna Silver Mines presently has a consensus target price of C$8.56, suggesting a potential upside of 38.10%. Lundin Gold has a consensus target price of C$32.55, suggesting a potential upside of 4.36%. Given Fortuna Silver Mines' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fortuna Silver Mines is more favorable than Lundin Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortuna Silver Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Lundin Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, FVI or LUG?

Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FVI or LUG?

Lundin Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fortuna Silver Mines.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortuna Silver Mines	C$993.29M	1.96	C$2.03M	N/A	N/A
Lundin Gold	C$930.03M	8.05	C$226.03M	C$1.29	24.18

Is FVI or LUG more profitable?

Lundin Gold has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Fortuna Silver Mines' net margin of 0.20%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 22.88% beat Fortuna Silver Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortuna Silver Mines	0.20%	1.00%	3.61%
Lundin Gold	24.30%	22.88%	17.59%

Summary

Lundin Gold beats Fortuna Silver Mines on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.