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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	25.15

Does the media prefer FR or MAG?

In the previous week, MAG Silver had 3 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MAG Silver and 0 mentions for First Majestic Silver. MAG Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that MAG Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Neutral
MAG Silver	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, FR or MAG?

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

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%

Do institutionals & insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MAG Silver 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 analysts prefer FR or MAG?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$7.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. MAG Silver has a consensus target price of C$25.20, suggesting a potential upside of 26.82%. Given MAG Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
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 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.