First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AG or AGI?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of $9.63, indicating a potential downside of 15.83%. Alamos Gold has a consensus price target of $30.38, indicating a potential downside of 8.93%. Given Alamos Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alamos Gold 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Alamos Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

Does the media refer more to AG or AGI?

In the previous week, Alamos Gold had 1 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Alamos Gold and 7 mentions for First Majestic Silver. Alamos Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.61 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alamos Gold	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 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 0.2%. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, AG or AGI?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alamos Gold has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	9.98	-$101.89M	-$0.01	-1,143.50
Alamos Gold	$1.35B	10.42	$284.30M	$0.83	40.19

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%

Summary

Alamos Gold beats First Majestic Silver on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.