Vizsla Silver (VZLA) Competitors

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

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

22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, VZLA or PAAS?

Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VZLA or PAAS more profitable?

Pan American Silver has a net margin of 16.80% compared to Vizsla Silver's net margin of 0.00%. Pan American Silver's return on equity of 11.49% beat Vizsla Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.59%	-5.52%
Pan American Silver	16.80%	11.49%	7.61%

Does the media favor VZLA or PAAS?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 8 more articles in the media than Vizsla Silver. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Pan American Silver and 2 mentions for Vizsla Silver. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Vizsla Silver's score of 0.57 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vizsla Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pan American Silver	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VZLA or PAAS?

Vizsla Silver currently has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential downside of 20.15%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of $32.20, indicating a potential downside of 12.49%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Vizsla Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vizsla Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better valuation and earnings, VZLA or PAAS?

Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Vizsla Silver. Vizsla Silver 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
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81M	-$0.04	-101.75
Pan American Silver	$2.82B	5.51	$111.50M	$1.45	25.38

Summary

Pan American Silver beats Vizsla Silver on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.