AG vs. PAAS, AGI, IAG, EQX, IMG, OR, YRI, NG, PPTA, and NVA
Should you be buying First Majestic Silver stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Majestic Silver include Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), iA Financial (IAG), Equinox Gold (EQX), IAMGOLD (IMG), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), Yamana Gold (YRI), NovaGold Resources (NG), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), and NuVista Energy (NVA). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
First Majestic Silver vs. Its Competitors
First Majestic Silver (TSE:AG) and Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Pan American Silver has a net margin of -1.78% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.81%. Pan American Silver's return on equity of -1.02% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.
First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.60094, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.219503, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 1 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 0 mentions for Pan American Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pan American Silver'saverage media sentiment score.
26.3% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic 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.
First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of C$27.80, suggesting a potential upside of 54.44%. Pan American Silver has a consensus price target of C$53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.15%. Given First Majestic Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Pan American Silver.
First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. First Majestic Silver pays out -196.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Summary
First Majestic Silver and Pan American Silver tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:AG) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff