Silvercorp Metals (SVM) Competitors

NuVista Energy (TSE:NVA) and Silvercorp Metals (TSE:SVM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NVA or SVM?

30.0% of NuVista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Silvercorp Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of NuVista Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Silvercorp Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NVA or SVM?

NuVista Energy received 663 more outperform votes than Silvercorp Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.46% of users gave NuVista Energy an outperform vote while only 52.68% of users gave Silvercorp Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NuVista Energy	Outperform Votes 771 71.46%	Underperform Votes 308 28.54%
Silvercorp Metals	Outperform Votes 108 52.68%	Underperform Votes 97 47.32%

Is NVA or SVM more profitable?

NuVista Energy has a net margin of 28.29% compared to Silvercorp Metals' net margin of 21.57%. NuVista Energy's return on equity of 16.18% beat Silvercorp Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NuVista Energy	28.29%	16.18%	9.79%
Silvercorp Metals	21.57%	10.92%	6.54%

Does the media prefer NVA or SVM?

In the previous week, Silvercorp Metals had 19 more articles in the media than NuVista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Silvercorp Metals and 6 mentions for NuVista Energy. NuVista Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Silvercorp Metals' score of 1.00 indicating that NuVista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NuVista Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silvercorp Metals	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, NVA or SVM?

NuVista Energy has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silvercorp Metals has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NVA or SVM?

NuVista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Silvercorp Metals. NuVista Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silvercorp Metals, 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
NuVista Energy	C$1.23B	2.31	C$346.58M	C$1.61	8.58
Silvercorp Metals	C$227.35M	4.28	C$49.03M	C$0.37	12.14

Do analysts prefer NVA or SVM?

NuVista Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$16.97, suggesting a potential upside of 22.87%. Silvercorp Metals has a consensus target price of C$7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 61.47%. Given Silvercorp Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Silvercorp Metals is more favorable than NuVista Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NuVista Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Silvercorp Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Summary

NuVista Energy beats Silvercorp Metals on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.