First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, AG or AGI?

Alamos Gold has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamos Gold, 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	$560.60M	12.99	-$101.89M	-$0.01	-1,485.60
Alamos Gold	$1.35B	11.26	$284.30M	$0.83	43.43

Does the media favor AG or AGI?

In the previous week, Alamos Gold had 4 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Alamos Gold and 6 mentions for First Majestic Silver. Alamos Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.82 indicating that Alamos Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alamos Gold	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AG or AGI a better dividend stock?

First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Alamos Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. First Majestic Silver pays out -200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamos Gold pays out 12.0% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AG or AGI?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AG or AGI more profitable?

Alamos Gold has a net margin of 22.99% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of 1.78%. Alamos Gold's return on equity of 10.67% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	1.78%	1.72%	1.20%
Alamos Gold	22.99%	10.67%	7.16%

Do analysts rate AG or AGI?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of $15.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.21%. Alamos Gold has a consensus target price of $35.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.97%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Alamos Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Alamos Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.27

Which has more risk and volatility, AG or AGI?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alamos Gold has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alamos Gold beats First Majestic Silver on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.