Vizsla Silver (VZLA) Competitors

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

Is AG or VZLA more profitable?

Vizsla Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.81%. Vizsla Silver's return on equity of 0.00% 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%
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate AG or VZLA?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of C$34.75, suggesting a potential upside of 138.18%. Vizsla Silver has a consensus price target of C$5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.61%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Vizsla Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Vizsla Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

26.0% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AG or VZLA?

Vizsla Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vizsla 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$831.05M	8.58	-C$92.07M	-C$0.01	-1,459.00
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	N/A	-C$0.06	-89.33

Which has more risk & volatility, AG or VZLA?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.147071, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.929381, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AG or VZLA?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 3 more articles in the media than Vizsla Silver. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 0 mentions for Vizsla Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Vizsla Silver's score of 0.10 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	Positive
Vizsla Silver	Neutral

Summary

First Majestic Silver beats Vizsla Silver on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.