Vizsla Silver (VZLA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor IAG or VZLA?

In the previous week, Vizsla Silver had 8 more articles in the media than IAMGOLD. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Vizsla Silver and 0 mentions for IAMGOLD. Vizsla Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat IAMGOLD's score of 0.56 indicating that Vizsla Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IAMGOLD	Positive
Vizsla Silver	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IAG or VZLA?

IAMGOLD received 609 more outperform votes than Vizsla Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.19% of users gave Vizsla Silver an outperform vote while only 55.36% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IAMGOLD	Outperform Votes 625 55.36%	Underperform Votes 504 44.64%
Vizsla Silver	Outperform Votes 16 76.19%	Underperform Votes 5 23.81%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IAG or VZLA?

IAMGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than Vizsla Silver. Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IAMGOLD, 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
IAMGOLD	$1.77B	2.36	$94.30M	$1.41	5.15
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81M	-$0.01	-344.50

Which has more risk and volatility, IAG or VZLA?

IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IAG or VZLA?

47.1% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of IAMGOLD 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IAG or VZLA more profitable?

IAMGOLD has a net margin of 50.19% compared to Vizsla Silver's net margin of 0.00%. IAMGOLD's return on equity of 10.64% beat Vizsla Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IAMGOLD	50.19%	10.64%	5.83%
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.59%	-5.52%

Do analysts recommend IAG or VZLA?

IAMGOLD currently has a consensus price target of $8.29, suggesting a potential upside of 14.11%. Vizsla Silver has a consensus price target of $3.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.27%. Given IAMGOLD's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IAMGOLD is more favorable than Vizsla Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IAMGOLD	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Vizsla Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

IAMGOLD beats Vizsla Silver on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.