First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors

Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) and First Majestic Silver (TSE:AG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate PAAS or AG?

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus price target of C$53.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.82%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus price target of C$34.75, suggesting a potential upside of 105.38%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Pan American Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is PAAS or AG 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
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%
First Majestic Silver	-14.81%	-5.74%	-1.24%

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

43.2% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PAAS or AG a better dividend stock?

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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 out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Majestic Silver pays out -196.0% 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.

Does the media favor PAAS or AG?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver and Pan American Silver both had 1 articles in the media. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.00 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
Pan American Silver	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Majestic Silver	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PAAS or AG?

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
Pan American Silver	C$3.12B	7.38	-C$33.47M	C$1.45	37.58
First Majestic Silver	C$831.05M	9.95	-C$92.07M	-C$0.01	-1,692.00

Which has more risk & volatility, PAAS or AG?

Pan American Silver has a beta of 0.930192, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.147071, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats First Majestic Silver on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.