First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (TSE:AG) and iA Financial (TSE:IAG) are both precious metals companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AG or IAG?

iA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iA Financial, 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	C$621.80M	6.29	-C$92.07M	-C$0.39	-30.00
iA Financial	C$14.46B	0.95	C$990.15M	C$10.50	13.97

Do analysts prefer AG or IAG?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$7.25, indicating a potential downside of 37.34%. iA Financial has a consensus target price of C$139.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.68%. Given iA Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe iA Financial is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
iA Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is AG or IAG more profitable?

iA Financial has a net margin of 6.85% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.81%. iA Financial's return on equity of 13.73% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-14.81%	-5.74%	-1.24%
iA Financial	6.85%	13.73%	0.68%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AG or IAG?

37.8% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of iA Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of iA Financial 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.

Does the media prefer AG or IAG?

In the previous week, iA Financial had 3 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for iA Financial and 1 mentions for First Majestic Silver. iA Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that iA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, AG or IAG?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iA Financial has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AG or IAG a better dividend stock?

First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. iA Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. First Majestic Silver pays out -5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. iA Financial pays out 31.2% 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

iA Financial beats First Majestic Silver on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.