Silvercorp Metals (SVM) Competitors

Silvercorp Metals (TSE:SVM) and MAG Silver (TSE:MAG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, SVM or MAG?

Silvercorp Metals has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAG Silver has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SVM or MAG?

35.3% of Silvercorp Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of MAG Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Silvercorp Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MAG Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend SVM or MAG?

Silvercorp Metals presently has a consensus price target of C$6.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.65%. MAG Silver has a consensus price target of C$19.81, indicating a potential upside of 13.76%. Given Silvercorp Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Silvercorp Metals is more favorable than MAG Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silvercorp Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MAG Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is SVM or MAG more profitable?

Silvercorp Metals has a net margin of 15.01% compared to MAG Silver's net margin of 0.00%. MAG Silver's return on equity of 10.71% beat Silvercorp Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silvercorp Metals	15.01%	7.50%	5.40%
MAG Silver	N/A	10.71%	-1.93%

Does the media refer more to SVM or MAG?

In the previous week, MAG Silver had 4 more articles in the media than Silvercorp Metals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MAG Silver and 0 mentions for Silvercorp Metals. Silvercorp Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat MAG Silver's score of -0.50 indicating that Silvercorp Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Silvercorp Metals	Neutral
MAG Silver	Negative

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SVM or MAG?

MAG Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silvercorp Metals. Silvercorp Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MAG 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
Silvercorp Metals	C$206.65M	4.19	C$31.01M	C$0.23	21.30
MAG Silver	N/A	N/A	C$48.66M	C$0.64	27.20

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SVM or MAG?

MAG Silver received 109 more outperform votes than Silvercorp Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.93% of users gave MAG Silver an outperform vote while only 53.73% of users gave Silvercorp Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silvercorp Metals	Outperform Votes 108 53.73%	Underperform Votes 93 46.27%
MAG Silver	Outperform Votes 217 55.93%	Underperform Votes 171 44.07%

Summary

MAG Silver beats Silvercorp Metals on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.