First Majestic Silver (AG) 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.

Is AG or PAAS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-14.81%	-5.74%	-1.24%
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%

Which has more volatility and risk, AG or PAAS?

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.

Does the media refer more to AG or PAAS?

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.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Neutral
Pan American Silver	Neutral

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

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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AG or PAAS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Majestic Silver	C$831.05M	10.61	-C$92.07M	-C$0.01	-1,800.00
Pan American Silver	C$3.12B	6.89	-C$33.47M	C$1.45	35.09

Do analysts prefer AG or PAAS?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AG or PAAS a better dividend stock?

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.