SVM vs. YRI, NG, NVA, PPTA, SKE, VZLA, ODV, NDM, EQX, and FVL
Should you be buying Silvercorp Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silvercorp Metals include Yamana Gold (YRI), NovaGold Resources (NG), NuVista Energy (NVA), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), Skeena Resources (SKE), Vizsla Silver (VZLA), Osisko Development (ODV), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Equinox Gold (EQX), and Freegold Ventures (FVL). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
Silvercorp Metals vs. Its Competitors
Silvercorp Metals (TSE:SVM) and Yamana Gold (TSE:YRI) 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, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.
Silvercorp Metals has a net margin of 23.07% compared to Yamana Gold's net margin of -54.36%. Silvercorp Metals' return on equity of 9.91% beat Yamana Gold's return on equity.
Silvercorp Metals currently has a consensus target price of C$10.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.81%. Given Silvercorp Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Silvercorp Metals is more favorable than Yamana Gold.
Silvercorp Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Yamana Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.55 per share. Silvercorp Metals pays out 10.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yamana Gold pays out -39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
26.3% of Silvercorp Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Yamana Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Silvercorp Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Yamana Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Silvercorp Metals had 9 more articles in the media than Yamana Gold. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Silvercorp Metals and 0 mentions for Yamana Gold. Silvercorp Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Yamana Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Silvercorp Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Silvercorp Metals has a beta of 1.692681, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yamana Gold has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Silvercorp Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Yamana Gold. Yamana Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silvercorp Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Silvercorp Metals beats Yamana Gold on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:SVM) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
