SVM vs. MAG, AYA, FR, EDR, SLS, MDI, IFP, ORA, MUX, and ALS
Should you be buying Silvercorp Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silvercorp Metals include MAG Silver (MAG), Aya Gold & Silver (AYA), First Majestic Silver (FR), Endeavour Silver (EDR), Solaris Resources (SLS), Major Drilling Group International (MDI), Interfor (IFP), Aura Minerals (ORA), McEwen Mining (MUX), and Altius Minerals (ALS). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
MAG Silver (TSE:MAG) and Silvercorp Metals (TSE:SVM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
MAG Silver has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Silvercorp Metals. Silvercorp Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MAG Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, MAG Silver had 6 more articles in the media than Silvercorp Metals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MAG Silver and 1 mentions for Silvercorp Metals. Silvercorp Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat MAG Silver's score of -0.33 indicating that MAG Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.
56.9% of MAG Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Silvercorp Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of MAG Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Silvercorp Metals 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.
MAG Silver currently has a consensus price target of C$19.81, indicating a potential upside of 18.38%. Silvercorp Metals has a consensus price target of C$6.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.12%. Given MAG Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Silvercorp Metals is more favorable than MAG Silver.
MAG Silver received 109 more outperform votes than Silvercorp Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.07% of users gave MAG Silver an outperform vote while only 53.73% of users gave Silvercorp Metals an outperform vote.
MAG Silver has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silvercorp Metals has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Silvercorp Metals has a net margin of 15.01% compared to Silvercorp Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Silvercorp Metals' return on equity of 10.71% beat MAG Silver's return on equity.
Summary
MAG Silver beats Silvercorp Metals on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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