MAG Silver (MAG) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (TSE:AG) and MAG Silver (TSE:MAG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Which has higher 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	4.34	-C$92.07M	-C$0.39	-20.69
MAG Silver	N/A	N/A	C$52.35M	C$1.03	19.62

Do institutionals & 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 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AG or MAG?

In the previous week, MAG Silver had 22 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for MAG Silver and 3 mentions for First Majestic Silver. MAG Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.42 indicating that MAG Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MAG Silver	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AG or MAG?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$7.25, suggesting a potential downside of 9.15%. MAG Silver has a consensus target price of C$26.09, suggesting a potential upside of 29.14%. Given MAG Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MAG Silver is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
MAG Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, AG or MAG?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AG or MAG?

MAG Silver received 222 more outperform votes than First Majestic Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.68% of users gave MAG Silver an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 4 100.00%
MAG Silver	Outperform Votes 222 54.68%	Underperform Votes 184 45.32%

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 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.