Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM) Competitors

Vizsla Silver (TSE:VZLA) and Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Does the media favor VZLA or NDM?

In the previous week, Vizsla Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Vizsla Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vizsla Silver	Neutral
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Neutral

Do analysts prefer VZLA or NDM?

Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus price target of C$5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.61%. Given Vizsla Silver's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Northern Dynasty Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vizsla Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is VZLA or NDM more profitable?

Vizsla Silver's return on equity of 0.00% beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-14.44%	-8.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, VZLA or NDM?

Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.929381, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of -0.364127, indicating that its share price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VZLA or NDM?

27.7% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VZLA or NDM?

Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Dynasty Minerals, 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
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	N/A	-C$0.06	-89.33
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$17.31M	-C$0.15	-7.47

Summary

Vizsla Silver beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.