Coeur Mining (CDE) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CDE or AG?

In the previous week, Coeur Mining had 9 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Coeur Mining and 5 mentions for First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Coeur Mining's score of 0.87 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coeur Mining	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Majestic Silver	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CDE or AG?

Coeur Mining presently has a consensus price target of $13.54, indicating a potential downside of 26.62%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus price target of $15.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.12%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Coeur Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coeur Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.30
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CDE or AG?

Coeur Mining has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coeur Mining, 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
Coeur Mining	$1.46B	8.13	$58.90M	$0.37	49.88
First Majestic Silver	$831.05M	7.53	-$101.89M	-$0.01	-1,276.50

Is CDE or AG more profitable?

Coeur Mining has a net margin of 13.06% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of 1.78%. Coeur Mining's return on equity of 14.38% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coeur Mining	13.06%	14.38%	8.78%
First Majestic Silver	1.78%	1.72%	1.20%

Which has more risk & volatility, CDE or AG?

Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CDE or AG?

63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Coeur Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Coeur Mining beats First Majestic Silver on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.