Silvercorp Metals (SVM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FR or SVM?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silvercorp Metals has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FR or SVM a better dividend stock?

First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Silvercorp Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. First Majestic Silver pays out -13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silvercorp Metals pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media prefer FR or SVM?

In the previous week, Silvercorp Metals had 17 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Silvercorp Metals and 0 mentions for First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Silvercorp Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Silvercorp Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Neutral
Silvercorp Metals	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FR or SVM?

39.4% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Silvercorp Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Silvercorp Metals shares are owned by company 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.

Do analysts prefer FR or SVM?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of C$7.33, indicating a potential downside of 24.86%. Silvercorp Metals has a consensus price target of C$6.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.49%. Given First Majestic Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Silvercorp Metals 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Silvercorp Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FR or SVM?

First Majestic Silver received 267 more outperform votes than Silvercorp Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.23% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote while only 53.73% of users gave Silvercorp Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 375 55.23%	Underperform Votes 304 44.77%
Silvercorp Metals	Outperform Votes 108 53.73%	Underperform Votes 93 46.27%

Which has better valuation and earnings, FR or SVM?

Silvercorp Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver 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
First Majestic Silver	C$522.86M	5.43	-C$48.02M	-C$0.22	-44.36
Silvercorp Metals	C$206.65M	4.65	C$31.01M	C$0.23	23.65

Is FR or SVM more profitable?

Silvercorp Metals has a net margin of 15.01% compared to Silvercorp Metals' net margin of -9.18%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of 7.50% beat Silvercorp Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-9.18%	-3.60%	-1.46%
Silvercorp Metals	15.01%	7.50%	5.40%

Summary

Silvercorp Metals beats First Majestic Silver on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.