Minco Silver (MSV) Competitors

Silver Bear Resources (TSE:SBR) and Minco Silver (TSE:MSV) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is SBR or MSV more profitable?

Silver Bear Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Minco Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silver Bear Resources	N/A	N/A	-6.12%
Minco Silver	N/A	-11.31%	-3.60%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBR or MSV?

Silver Bear Resources received 123 more outperform votes than Minco Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.50% of users gave Silver Bear Resources an outperform vote while only 64.10% of users gave Minco Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silver Bear Resources	Outperform Votes 198 82.50%	Underperform Votes 42 17.50%
Minco Silver	Outperform Votes 75 64.10%	Underperform Votes 42 35.90%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SBR or MSV?

Minco Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silver Bear Resources. Minco Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silver Bear Resources, 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
Silver Bear Resources	C$15.93M	2.13	-C$69.01M	-C$0.02	-2.50
Minco Silver	N/A	N/A	-C$4.27M	-C$0.07	-2.86

Which has more risk & volatility, SBR or MSV?

Silver Bear Resources has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Minco Silver has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SBR or MSV?

In the previous week, Silver Bear Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Minco Silver'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Silver Bear Resources	Neutral
Minco Silver	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SBR or MSV?

0.5% of Minco Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 86.7% of Silver Bear Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.5% of Minco Silver shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Silver Bear Resources beats Minco Silver on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.