Vizsla Silver (VZLA) Competitors

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

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%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VZLA or PAAS?

Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Vizsla Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vizsla 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	$0.02	181.00
Pan American Silver	$2.82B	4.31	$111.50M	$1.45	23.18

Do analysts prefer VZLA or PAAS?

Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus price target of $3.25, indicating a potential downside of 10.22%. Pan American Silver has a consensus price target of $31.40, indicating a potential downside of 6.59%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media refer more to VZLA or PAAS?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 20 more articles in the media than Vizsla Silver. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Pan American Silver and 0 mentions for Vizsla Silver. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Vizsla Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vizsla Silver	Neutral
Pan American Silver	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, VZLA or PAAS?

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats Vizsla Silver on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.