Perpetua Resources (PPTA) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ:PPTA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, AG or PPTA?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perpetua Resources has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AG or PPTA?

In the previous week, Perpetua Resources had 3 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Perpetua Resources and 2 mentions for First Majestic Silver. Perpetua Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.27 indicating that Perpetua Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Perpetua Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AG or PPTA?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.12%. Perpetua Resources has a consensus target price of $11.63, indicating a potential upside of 22.50%. Given Perpetua Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perpetua Resources 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Perpetua Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AG or PPTA?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Perpetua Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Perpetua Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AG or PPTA?

First Majestic Silver received 419 more outperform votes than Perpetua Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Perpetua Resources an outperform vote while only 61.72% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 437 61.72%	Underperform Votes 271 38.28%
Perpetua Resources	Outperform Votes 18 66.67%	Underperform Votes 9 33.33%

Is AG or PPTA more profitable?

Perpetua Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -15.37%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of -4.39% beat Perpetua Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-15.37%	-4.39%	-3.02%
Perpetua Resources	N/A	-18.43%	-16.08%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AG or PPTA?

Perpetua Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perpetua Resources, 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	$514.77M	3.67	-$135.11M	-$0.16	-40.72
Perpetua Resources	N/A	N/A	-$18.77M	-$0.27	-35.15

Summary

Perpetua Resources beats First Majestic Silver on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.