Starcore International Mines (SAM) Competitors

Starcore International Mines (TSE:SAM) and Silver Bull Resources (TSE:SVB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend SAM or SVB?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starcore International Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Silver Bull Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media prefer SAM or SVB?

In the previous week, Silver Bull Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Starcore International Mines. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Silver Bull Resources and 1 mentions for Starcore International Mines. Silver Bull Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Starcore International Mines' score of 0.00 indicating that Silver Bull Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Starcore International Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Silver Bull Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SAM or SVB?

0.2% of Silver Bull Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 35.2% of Starcore International Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Silver Bull Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SAM or SVB?

Silver Bull Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Starcore International Mines. Starcore International Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silver Bull 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
Starcore International Mines	C$24.18M	0.30	-C$3.85M	-C$0.03	-3.33
Silver Bull Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$1.10M	-C$0.05	-3.20

Which has more volatility and risk, SAM or SVB?

Starcore International Mines has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silver Bull Resources has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAM or SVB?

Silver Bull Resources received 2 more outperform votes than Starcore International Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.64% of users gave Silver Bull Resources an outperform vote while only 65.52% of users gave Starcore International Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Starcore International Mines	Outperform Votes 76 65.52%	Underperform Votes 40 34.48%
Silver Bull Resources	Outperform Votes 78 69.64%	Underperform Votes 34 30.36%

Is SAM or SVB more profitable?

Silver Bull Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Starcore International Mines' net margin of -15.93%. Starcore International Mines' return on equity of -10.40% beat Silver Bull Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starcore International Mines	-15.93%	-10.40%	-4.06%
Silver Bull Resources	N/A	-19.90%	-11.01%

Summary

Silver Bull Resources beats Starcore International Mines on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.