Equinox Gold (EQX) Competitors

Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) and Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EQX or PAAS?

Equinox Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pan American Silver. Equinox Gold 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
Equinox Gold	C$1.91B	6.90	C$214.45M	-C$0.13	-129.46
Pan American Silver	C$3.12B	7.52	-C$33.47M	C$1.45	38.30

Do analysts prefer EQX or PAAS?

Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of C$53.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.67%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Equinox Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equinox Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to EQX or PAAS?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 2 more articles in the media than Equinox Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pan American Silver and 0 mentions for Equinox Gold. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Equinox Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equinox Gold	Neutral
Pan American Silver	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, EQX or PAAS?

Equinox Gold has a beta of 2.179438, suggesting that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.219503, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EQX or PAAS more profitable?

Equinox Gold has a net margin of 19.82% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of -1.78%. Equinox Gold's return on equity of 8.67% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equinox Gold	19.82%	8.67%	0.47%
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%

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

47.3% of Equinox Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Equinox Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Equinox Gold beats Pan American Silver on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.