Black Iron (BKI) Competitors

Black Iron (TSE:BKI) and Silver X Mining (CVE:AGX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do analysts rate BKI or AGX?

Silver X Mining has a consensus target price of C$0.95, indicating a potential upside of 72.73%. Given Silver X Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Silver X Mining is more favorable than Black Iron.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Iron	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Silver X Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BKI or AGX more profitable?

Black Iron has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Silver X Mining's net margin of -54.61%. Black Iron's return on equity of 245.64% beat Silver X Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Iron	N/A	245.64%	-68.20%
Silver X Mining	-54.61%	-56.48%	-9.09%

Which has more volatility and risk, BKI or AGX?

Black Iron has a beta of 1.480192, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silver X Mining has a beta of 2.261872, indicating that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BKI or AGX?

Black Iron has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Silver X Mining. Silver X Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Iron, 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
Black Iron	N/A	N/A	-C$1.06M	-C$0.01	-11.00
Silver X Mining	C$21.48M	6.80	-C$7.75M	-C$0.01	-39.29

Does the media favor BKI or AGX?

In the previous week, Silver X Mining had 2 more articles in the media than Black Iron. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Silver X Mining and 0 mentions for Black Iron. Silver X Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Black Iron's score of 0.00 indicating that Silver X Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Black Iron	Neutral
Silver X Mining	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BKI or AGX?

0.0% of Black Iron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of Silver X Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Black Iron shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Silver X Mining shares are held 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.

Summary

Silver X Mining beats Black Iron on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.