Ero Copper (ERO) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.

Is AG or ERO more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 21.71% compared to Ero Copper's net margin of -23.55%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of 13.16% beat Ero Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-23.55%	-1.85%	-1.26%
Ero Copper	21.71%	13.16%	6.44%

Do analysts recommend AG or ERO?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of $14.88, suggesting a potential upside of 118.43%. Ero Copper has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.02%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Ero Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AG or ERO?

Ero Copper has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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	$573.80M	3.39	-$135.11M	-$0.48	-14.10
Ero Copper	$427.48M	4.90	$92.80M	$0.98	20.81

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AG or ERO?

First Majestic Silver received 430 more outperform votes than Ero Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.63% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote while only 11.76% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 432 61.63%	Underperform Votes 269 38.37%
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 2 11.76%	Underperform Votes 15 88.24%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AG or ERO?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver 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 more risk & volatility, AG or ERO?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AG or ERO?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 7 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 5 mentions for Ero Copper. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.44 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ero Copper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Majestic Silver and Ero Copper tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.