MAG vs. AG, FR, DV, AYA, SVM, USA, MYA, SVE, KTN, and IPT
Should you be buying MAG Silver stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MAG Silver include First Majestic Silver (AG), First Majestic Silver (FR), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), Aya Gold & Silver (AYA), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), Americas Silver (USA), Maya Gold and Silver (MYA), Silver One Resources (SVE), Kootenay Silver (KTN), and IMPACT Silver (IPT). These companies are all part of the "silver" industry.
MAG Silver vs. Its Competitors
MAG Silver (TSE:MAG) and First Majestic Silver (TSE:AG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.
MAG Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$26.43, indicating a potential downside of 9.78%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus target price of C$7.25, indicating a potential downside of 37.34%. Given MAG Silver's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MAG Silver is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.
59.6% of MAG Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of MAG Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, MAG Silver had 9 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for MAG Silver and 1 mentions for First Majestic Silver. MAG Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that MAG Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MAG Silver has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MAG Silver has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
MAG Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.81%. MAG Silver's return on equity of 13.87% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.
Summary
MAG Silver beats First Majestic Silver on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MAG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:MAG) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
