Pan American Silver (PAAS) Competitors

Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) and Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) 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, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FNV or PAAS?

Pan American Silver received 90 more outperform votes than Franco-Nevada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.04% of users gave Pan American Silver an outperform vote while only 55.32% of users gave Franco-Nevada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Franco-Nevada	Outperform Votes 416 55.32%	Underperform Votes 336 44.68%
Pan American Silver	Outperform Votes 506 56.04%	Underperform Votes 397 43.96%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FNV or PAAS?

77.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FNV or PAAS?

In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 1 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 13 mentions for Pan American Silver. Franco-Nevada's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.93 indicating that Franco-Nevada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pan American Silver	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FNV or PAAS?

Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. Franco-Nevada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pan American 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
Franco-Nevada	$1.11B	28.61	-$466.40M	$2.86	57.85
Pan American Silver	$2.82B	3.09	-$103.70M	$0.32	75.05

Is FNV or PAAS a better dividend stock?

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Franco-Nevada pays out 53.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer FNV or PAAS?

Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus target price of $162.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.94%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.67%. Given Pan American Silver's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franco-Nevada	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is FNV or PAAS more profitable?

Pan American Silver has a net margin of 3.98% compared to Franco-Nevada's net margin of -55.28%. Franco-Nevada's return on equity of 10.55% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada	-55.28%	10.55%	10.09%
Pan American Silver	3.98%	6.14%	4.03%

Which has more risk & volatility, FNV or PAAS?

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Franco-Nevada and Pan American Silver tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.