Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI) Competitors

Endeavour Mining (TSE:EDV) and Fortuna Silver Mines (TSE:FVI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media prefer EDV or FVI?

In the previous week, Endeavour Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Fortuna Silver Mines. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Endeavour Mining and 0 mentions for Fortuna Silver Mines. Endeavour Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fortuna Silver Mines'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Endeavour Mining	Neutral
Fortuna Silver Mines	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EDV or FVI?

Fortuna Silver Mines received 232 more outperform votes than Endeavour Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.32% of users gave Fortuna Silver Mines an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Endeavour Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Endeavour Mining	Outperform Votes 5 45.45%	Underperform Votes 6 54.55%
Fortuna Silver Mines	Outperform Votes 237 50.32%	Underperform Votes 234 49.68%

Do analysts prefer EDV or FVI?

Endeavour Mining currently has a consensus price target of C$28.00, indicating a potential downside of 33.73%. Fortuna Silver Mines has a consensus price target of C$8.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.12%. Given Fortuna Silver Mines' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fortuna Silver Mines is more favorable than Endeavour Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
Fortuna Silver Mines	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EDV or FVI?

59.0% of Endeavour Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of Endeavour Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, EDV or FVI?

Endeavour Mining has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EDV or FVI more profitable?

Fortuna Silver Mines has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Endeavour Mining's net margin of -14.83%. Fortuna Silver Mines' return on equity of 1.91% beat Endeavour Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavour Mining	-14.83%	-11.19%	3.54%
Fortuna Silver Mines	2.45%	1.91%	3.61%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EDV or FVI?

Fortuna Silver Mines has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Endeavour Mining. Endeavour Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Silver Mines, 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
Endeavour Mining	C$1.61B	4.47	-C$239.30M	-C$2.00	-21.15
Fortuna Silver Mines	C$717.29M	2.47	C$17.54M	C$0.11	71.10

Summary

Fortuna Silver Mines beats Endeavour Mining on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.