MAG Silver (MAG) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer MAG or FR?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 1 more articles in the media than MAG Silver. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 0 mentions for MAG Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat MAG Silver's score of -0.14 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MAG Silver	Neutral
First Majestic Silver	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MAG or FR?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MAG or FR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MAG Silver	N/A	N/A	C$52.35M	C$1.03	21.79
First Majestic Silver	C$522.86M	0.00	-C$48.02M	-C$0.22	N/A

Is MAG or FR 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 13.87% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MAG Silver	N/A	13.87%	-1.86%
First Majestic Silver	-9.18%	-3.60%	-1.46%

Which has more volatility & risk, MAG or FR?

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

Do analysts prefer MAG or FR?

MAG Silver presently has a consensus price target of C$25.45, suggesting a potential upside of 13.46%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus price target of C$7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given MAG Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MAG Silver is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MAG or FR?

First Majestic Silver received 154 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 54.70% of users gave MAG Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MAG Silver	Outperform Votes 221 54.70%	Underperform Votes 183 45.30%
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 375 55.23%	Underperform Votes 304 44.77%

Summary

MAG Silver beats First Majestic Silver on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.