Coeur Mining (CDE) Competitors

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

Is AG or CDE more profitable?

Coeur Mining has a net margin of 10.11% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -12.32%. Coeur Mining's return on equity of 9.96% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-12.32%	-0.14%	-0.10%
Coeur Mining	10.11%	9.96%	5.55%

Does the media prefer AG or CDE?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 5 more articles in the media than Coeur Mining. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 13 mentions for Coeur Mining. Coeur Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.86 indicating that Coeur Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coeur Mining	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate AG or CDE?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of $9.63, indicating a potential upside of 3.83%. Coeur Mining has a consensus target price of $9.21, indicating a potential downside of 3.92%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher probable 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Coeur Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has stronger earnings & 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	8.01	-$101.89M	-$0.29	-31.97
Coeur Mining	$1.05B	5.82	$58.90M	$0.26	36.88

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AG or CDE?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Coeur Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AG or CDE?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Coeur Mining beats First Majestic Silver on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.