First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors $8.51 -0.01 (-0.06%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.48 -0.03 (-0.35%) As of 07/3/2025 05:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AG vs. BTG, CDE, EXK, FSM, HL, PAAS, SA, WPM, SVM, and MAGShould you be buying First Majestic Silver stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Majestic Silver include B2Gold (BTG), Coeur Mining (CDE), Endeavour Silver (EXK), Fortuna Mining (FSM), Hecla Mining (HL), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), and MAG Silver (MAG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. First Majestic Silver vs. Its Competitors B2Gold Coeur Mining Endeavour Silver Fortuna Mining Hecla Mining Pan American Silver Seabridge Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Silvercorp Metals MAG Silver B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Is BTG or AG a better dividend stock? B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. B2Gold pays out -17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Majestic Silver pays out -6.9% 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. B2Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, BTG or AG? B2Gold has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BTG or AG? B2Gold currently has a consensus price target of $4.21, indicating a potential upside of 15.41%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus price target of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.88%. Given B2Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score B2Gold 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38First Majestic Silver 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BTG or AG? 61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BTG or AG? In the previous week, B2Gold had 4 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for B2Gold and 3 mentions for First Majestic Silver. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.42 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment B2Gold 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Majestic Silver 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is BTG or AG more profitable? First Majestic Silver has a net margin of -12.32% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. B2Gold's return on equity of 5.65% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets B2Gold-33.12% 5.65% 4.06% First Majestic Silver -12.32%-0.14%-0.10% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BTG or AG? B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B2Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioB2Gold$1.97B2.45$10.10M-$0.47-7.77First Majestic Silver$560.60M7.35-$101.89M-$0.29-29.33 SummaryB2Gold beats First Majestic Silver on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Majestic Silver News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst Majestic SilverMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.10B$5.40B$3.28B$20.72BDividend Yield0.21%1.11%5.14%3.72%P/E Ratio-29.3320.2991.9528.09Price / Sales7.356.9827,091,750,169,140,100.0038.30Price / Cash31.5319.4823.8922.53Price / Book1.962.505.894.58Net Income-$101.89M$91.54M$147.76M$986.06M7 Day Performance5.98%4.20%2.28%2.79%1 Month Performance1.29%0.84%4.75%5.46%1 Year Performance32.89%50.02%25.04%15.06% First Majestic Silver Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AGFirst Majestic Silver1.0648 of 5 stars$8.51-0.1%$8.75+2.9%+36.5%$4.10B$560.60M-29.333,818BTGB2Gold2.3659 of 5 stars$3.61+2.3%$4.21+16.7%+31.3%$4.77B$1.97B-7.524,690CDECoeur Mining3.0614 of 5 stars$8.86+1.7%$8.75-1.2%+52.3%$5.67B$1.05B34.082,116News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEXKEndeavour Silver2.1914 of 5 stars$4.92+2.1%$6.83+38.9%+31.8%$1.42B$217.60M-18.921,120Analyst UpgradeFSMFortuna Mining0.7492 of 5 stars$6.55+3.0%$7.00+6.9%+31.3%$2.01B$1.06B12.842,327HLHecla Mining3.8197 of 5 stars$6.00+2.7%$7.10+18.3%+16.8%$3.80B$929.92M54.551,830News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPAASPan American Silver3.4017 of 5 stars$28.39+2.4%$30.60+7.8%+39.0%$10.27B$2.99B32.639,000News CoveragePositive NewsSASeabridge Gold0.0501 of 5 stars$14.52+3.1%N/A+7.4%$1.46BN/A-145.2040WPMWheaton Precious Metals4.2167 of 5 stars$89.91+3.0%$92.75+3.2%+66.3%$40.81B$1.46B66.1140Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSVMSilvercorp Metals3.4499 of 5 stars$4.22+3.7%$5.68+34.5%N/A$919.96M$298.89M14.071,190News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMAGMAG SilverN/A$20.93+42.7%N/A+75.9%$2.18BN/A23.5410 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies B2Gold Competitors Coeur Mining Competitors Endeavour Silver Competitors Fortuna Mining Competitors Hecla Mining Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Seabridge Gold Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors Silvercorp Metals Competitors MAG Silver Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AG) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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