IAMGOLD (IMG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, IMG or FVI?

IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IMG or FVI?

IAMGOLD presently has a consensus target price of C$4.04, suggesting a potential upside of 16.30%. Fortuna Silver Mines has a consensus target price of C$5.70, suggesting a potential upside of 6.34%. Given IAMGOLD's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe IAMGOLD is more favorable than Fortuna Silver Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IAMGOLD	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Fortuna Silver Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IMG or FVI?

IAMGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than Fortuna Silver Mines. Fortuna Silver Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IAMGOLD, 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
IAMGOLD	C$896.70M	1.86	C$92.40M	C$0.26	13.35
Fortuna Silver Mines	C$741.84M	2.21	-C$111.29M	-C$0.52	-10.31

Does the media refer more to IMG or FVI?

In the previous week, Fortuna Silver Mines had 5 more articles in the media than IAMGOLD. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fortuna Silver Mines and 1 mentions for IAMGOLD. IAMGOLD's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Fortuna Silver Mines' score of -0.33 indicating that IAMGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IAMGOLD	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fortuna Silver Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IMG or FVI?

67.8% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.7% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IMG or FVI?

IAMGOLD received 111 more outperform votes than Fortuna Silver Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.89% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote while only 51.97% of users gave Fortuna Silver Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IAMGOLD	Outperform Votes 348 52.89%	Underperform Votes 310 47.11%
Fortuna Silver Mines	Outperform Votes 237 51.97%	Underperform Votes 219 48.03%

Is IMG or FVI more profitable?

IAMGOLD has a net margin of 14.24% compared to Fortuna Silver Mines' net margin of -15.00%. IAMGOLD's return on equity of 4.67% beat Fortuna Silver Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IAMGOLD	14.24%	4.67%	-0.13%
Fortuna Silver Mines	-15.00%	-8.10%	-0.75%

Summary

IAMGOLD beats Fortuna Silver Mines on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.