Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AG or NDM?

37.8% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.7% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, AG or NDM?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AG or NDM more profitable?

Northern Dynasty Minerals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.81%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of -5.74% beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-14.81%	-5.74%	-1.24%
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-14.44%	-8.16%

Does the media refer more to AG or NDM?

In the previous week, Northern Dynasty Minerals had 21 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Northern Dynasty Minerals and 0 mentions for First Majestic Silver. Northern Dynasty Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern Dynasty Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Neutral
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Neutral

Do analysts rate AG or NDM?

First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus price target of C$7.25, suggesting a potential downside of 37.18%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Northern Dynasty Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AG or NDM?

Northern Dynasty Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. Northern Dynasty Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Majestic 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	6.28	-C$92.07M	-C$0.39	-29.92
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$17.31M	-C$0.03	-62.12

Summary

Northern Dynasty Minerals beats First Majestic Silver on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.