Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM) Competitors $6.24 +0.17 (+2.80%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FSM vs. BTG, IAG, OR, EGO, SBSW, AG, SAND, SILV, CGAU, and DRDShould you be buying Fortuna Silver Mines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortuna Silver Mines include B2Gold (BTG), IAMGOLD (IAG), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW), First Majestic Silver (AG), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), SilverCrest Metals (SILV), Centerra Gold (CGAU), and DRDGOLD (DRD). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Fortuna Silver Mines vs. B2Gold IAMGOLD Osisko Gold Royalties Eldorado Gold Sibanye Stillwater First Majestic Silver Sandstorm Gold SilverCrest Metals Centerra Gold DRDGOLD B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and community ranking. Does the media prefer BTG or FSM? In the previous week, B2Gold had 14 more articles in the media than Fortuna Silver Mines. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for B2Gold and 16 mentions for Fortuna Silver Mines. Fortuna Silver Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat B2Gold's score of 0.75 indicating that Fortuna Silver Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment B2Gold 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortuna Silver Mines 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BTG or FSM? B2Gold has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BTG or FSM? 61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate BTG or FSM? B2Gold currently has a consensus price target of $4.21, suggesting a potential upside of 35.45%. Fortuna Silver Mines has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.18%. Given B2Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Fortuna Silver Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score B2Gold 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Fortuna Silver Mines 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BTG or FSM? Fortuna Silver Mines received 330 more outperform votes than B2Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.97% of users gave Fortuna Silver Mines an outperform vote while only 36.00% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformB2GoldOutperform Votes936.00% Underperform Votes1664.00% Fortuna Silver MinesOutperform Votes33952.97% Underperform Votes30147.03% Which has higher earnings & valuation, BTG or FSM? B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Fortuna Silver Mines. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Silver Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioB2Gold$1.90B2.16$10.10M-$0.48-6.48Fortuna Silver Mines$1.06B1.80-$50.84M$0.4115.22 Is BTG or FSM more profitable? Fortuna Silver Mines has a net margin of 2.45% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. Fortuna Silver Mines' return on equity of 10.08% beat B2Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets B2Gold-33.12% 5.65% 4.06% Fortuna Silver Mines 2.45%10.08%6.87% SummaryB2Gold beats Fortuna Silver Mines on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fortuna Silver Mines News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FSM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FSM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortuna Silver MinesGold & silver ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.92B$4.81B$3.03B$18.96BDividend YieldN/A2.04%5.18%4.03%P/E Ratio78.0125.9774.6732.71Price / Sales1.8010.0625,549,533,275,675,700.0027.84Price / Cash5.2021.1124.3217.53Price / Book1.493.275.214.47Net Income-$50.84M$36.57M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.63%-0.70%0.11%0.50%1 Month Performance1.91%6.93%2.32%-2.83%1 Year Performance32.77%41.43%17.57%4.36% Fortuna Silver Mines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FSMFortuna Silver Mines1.8485 of 5 stars$6.24+2.8%$7.00+12.2%+37.3%$1.92B$1.06B78.014,980Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsBTGB2Gold3.6945 of 5 stars$3.40+2.4%$4.21+23.9%+25.6%$4.49B$1.90B-7.084,690Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeIAGIAMGOLD3.9775 of 5 stars$7.79-0.5%$7.57-2.9%+99.2%$4.48B$1.63B5.375,360Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpOROsisko Gold Royalties1.6084 of 5 stars$23.54+0.9%$23.00-2.3%+56.2%$4.40B$191.16M261.5630Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEGOEldorado Gold2.9151 of 5 stars$19.85+0.3%$20.38+2.6%+31.8%$4.08B$1.32B14.184,600Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓SBSWSibanye Stillwater1.3487 of 5 stars$5.03+1.2%$5.05+0.4%-0.2%$3.56B$112.13B9.6785,000Short Interest ↓AGFirst Majestic Silver2.8078 of 5 stars$6.45-1.1%$8.50+31.8%-6.2%$3.12B$563.63M-18.435,290Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Gap DownSANDSandstorm Gold2.2107 of 5 stars$8.48-0.1%$9.06+6.9%+59.5%$2.49B$176.28M169.6320Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSILVSilverCrest Metals0.7522 of 5 stars$11.55flat$10.13-12.3%N/A$1.72B$245.13M20.26840CGAUCenterra Gold4.6957 of 5 stars$7.05+2.2%$12.00+70.2%+10.2%$1.48B$1.21B19.581,236Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsDRDDRDGOLD1.8226 of 5 stars$16.70+0.9%$16.25-2.7%+90.9%$1.44B$7.07B13.252,960Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BTG Competitors IAG Competitors OR Competitors EGO Competitors SBSW Competitors AG Competitors SAND Competitors SILV Competitors CGAU Competitors DRD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FSM) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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