Vizsla Silver (VZLA) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AG or VZLA?

First Majestic Silver received 425 more outperform votes than Vizsla Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.19% of users gave Vizsla Silver an outperform vote while only 61.51% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 441 61.51%	Underperform Votes 276 38.49%
Vizsla Silver	Outperform Votes 16 76.19%	Underperform Votes 5 23.81%

Is AG or VZLA more profitable?

Vizsla Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -18.17%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of -3.07% beat Vizsla Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-18.17%	-3.07%	-2.11%
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.59%	-5.52%

Which has better earnings & valuation, AG or VZLA?

Vizsla Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Majestic 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	$703.06M	4.10	-$101.89M	-$0.29	-20.53
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81M	-$0.01	-267.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AG or VZLA?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer AG or VZLA?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 46.94%. Vizsla Silver has a consensus target price of $3.83, indicating a potential upside of 43.57%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Vizsla Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Vizsla Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to AG or VZLA?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 4 more articles in the media than Vizsla Silver. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 4 mentions for Vizsla Silver. Vizsla Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.45 indicating that Vizsla Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vizsla Silver	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, AG or VZLA?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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