Coeur Mining (CDE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, AG or CDE?

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

Do analysts rate AG or CDE?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus target price of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 10.33%. Coeur Mining has a consensus target price of $10.79, indicating a potential downside of 44.29%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Coeur Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Coeur Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AG or CDE?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Coeur Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AG or CDE?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver and First Majestic Silver both had 12 articles in the media. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Coeur Mining's score of 0.65 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coeur Mining	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, AG or CDE?

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
First Majestic Silver	$560.60M	11.20	-$101.89M	-$0.01	-1,284.00
Coeur Mining	$1.05B	11.81	$58.90M	$0.37	52.32

Is AG or CDE 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
First Majestic Silver	1.78%	1.72%	1.20%
Coeur Mining	13.06%	14.38%	8.78%

Summary

Coeur Mining beats First Majestic Silver on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.