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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, AG or MAG?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAG Silver has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AG or MAG?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus price target of C$22.17, suggesting a potential upside of 79.49%. MAG Silver has a consensus price target of C$27.19, suggesting a potential downside of 17.87%. Given First Majestic Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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

Does the media prefer AG or MAG?

In the previous week, MAG Silver had 3 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MAG Silver and 0 mentions for First Majestic Silver. MAG Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that MAG Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Neutral
MAG Silver	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$621.80M	6.72	-C$92.07M	-C$0.39	-32.02
MAG Silver	N/A	N/A	C$52.35M	C$1.03	32.16

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

37.8% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.6% of MAG Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MAG Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Summary

MAG Silver beats First Majestic Silver on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.