First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors

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

Is IAG or AG 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
iA Financial	6.85%	13.73%	0.68%
First Majestic Silver	-14.81%	-5.74%	-1.24%

Which has more risk & volatility, IAG or AG?

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

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

48.0% of iA Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of iA Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate IAG or AG?

iA Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$141.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.35%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus price target of C$7.25, suggesting a potential downside of 38.35%. Given iA Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe iA Financial is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

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

Is IAG or AG a better dividend stock?

iA Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. iA Financial pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Majestic Silver pays out -5.2% 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, IAG or AG?

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
iA Financial	C$14.46B	0.94	C$990.15M	C$10.50	13.76
First Majestic Silver	C$621.80M	6.40	-C$92.07M	-C$0.39	-30.49

Does the media prefer IAG or AG?

In the previous week, iA Financial and iA Financial both had 2 articles in the media. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat iA Financial's score of 0.70 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
iA Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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)	Positive

Summary

iA Financial beats First Majestic Silver on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.