MAG Silver (MAG) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate AG or MAG?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$34.75, indicating a potential upside of 133.69%. MAG Silver has a consensus target price of C$27.19, indicating a potential downside of 20.93%. Given First Majestic Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than MAG Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
MAG Silver	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, AG or MAG?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.147071, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAG Silver has a beta of 1.116264, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AG or MAG?

MAG Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MAG 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
First Majestic Silver	C$831.05M	8.74	-C$92.07M	-C$0.01	-1,487.00
MAG Silver	N/A	N/A	C$52.35M	C$0.99	34.73

Is AG or MAG more profitable?

MAG Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.81%. MAG Silver's return on equity of 13.87% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-14.81%	-5.74%	-1.24%
MAG Silver	N/A	13.87%	-1.86%

Does the media favor AG or MAG?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 2 more articles in the media than MAG Silver. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 0 mentions for MAG Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat MAG Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Neutral
MAG Silver	Neutral

Is AG or MAG a better dividend stock?

First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. MAG Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. First Majestic Silver pays out -196.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MAG Silver pays out 38.4% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AG or MAG?

25.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of MAG Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MAG Silver 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

First Majestic Silver beats MAG Silver on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.