MAG Silver (MAG) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (TSE:FR) and MAG Silver (TSE:MAG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment.

Is FR or MAG more profitable?

MAG Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -9.18%. MAG Silver's return on equity of 11.88% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-9.18%	-3.60%	-1.46%
MAG Silver	N/A	11.88%	-1.86%

Which has more volatility and risk, FR or MAG?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAG Silver has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FR or MAG?

In the previous week, MAG Silver had 5 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MAG Silver and 0 mentions for First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat MAG Silver's score of -0.17 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Neutral
MAG Silver	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FR or MAG?

MAG Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MAG Silver, 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
First Majestic Silver	C$522.86M	0.00	-C$48.02M	-C$0.22	N/A
MAG Silver	N/A	N/A	C$61.06M	C$0.79	27.77

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FR or MAG?

First Majestic Silver received 155 more outperform votes than MAG Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.23% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote while only 54.59% of users gave MAG Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 375 55.23%	Underperform Votes 304 44.77%
MAG Silver	Outperform Votes 220 54.59%	Underperform Votes 183 45.41%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FR or MAG?

39.4% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.6% of MAG Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MAG Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer FR or MAG?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of C$7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. MAG Silver has a consensus price target of C$25.20, suggesting a potential upside of 14.86%. Given MAG Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MAG Silver is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
MAG Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

MAG Silver beats First Majestic Silver on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.