Endeavour Silver (EXK) Competitors

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

Is AG or EXK more profitable?

First Majestic Silver has a net margin of 1.78% compared to Endeavour Silver's net margin of -28.49%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of 1.72% beat Endeavour Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	1.78%	1.72%	1.20%
Endeavour Silver	-28.49%	-0.62%	-0.38%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AG or EXK?

Endeavour Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, 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	$831.05M	8.14	-$101.89M	-$0.01	-1,380.50
Endeavour Silver	$247.75M	8.96	-$31.48M	-$0.27	-28.13

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AG or EXK?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, AG or EXK?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AG or EXK?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 2.62%. Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Endeavour Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Endeavour Silver 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Endeavour Silver	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media refer more to AG or EXK?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 19 more articles in the media than Endeavour Silver. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 6 mentions for Endeavour Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Endeavour Silver's score of 0.62 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Endeavour Silver	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Majestic Silver beats Endeavour Silver on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.