Endeavour Silver (EXK) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AG or EXK?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus price target of $9.63, indicating a potential upside of 3.83%. Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.87%. Given Endeavour Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Endeavour Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has more volatility & risk, AG or EXK?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	$560.60M	8.01	-$101.89M	-$0.29	-31.97
Endeavour Silver	$217.60M	7.74	-$31.48M	-$0.26	-22.38

Is AG or EXK more profitable?

First Majestic Silver has a net margin of -12.32% compared to Endeavour Silver's net margin of -29.07%. Endeavour Silver's return on equity of 1.18% 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%
Endeavour Silver	-29.07%	1.18%	0.80%

Does the media favor AG or EXK?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 3 more articles in the media than Endeavour Silver. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 13 mentions for Endeavour Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Endeavour Silver's score of 0.41 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Endeavour Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats First Majestic Silver on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.