AG vs. CDE, IAG, SAND, FSM, CGAU, SA, OR, EGO, SSRM, and TGB
Should you be buying First Majestic Silver stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Majestic Silver include Coeur Mining (CDE), IAMGOLD (IAG), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM), Centerra Gold (CGAU), Seabridge Gold (SA), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), Eldorado Gold (EGO), SSR Mining (SSRM), and Taseko Mines (TGB). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.
Coeur Mining has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. Coeur Mining 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.
First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Coeur Mining had 21 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Coeur Mining and 2 mentions for First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Coeur Mining's score of 0.51 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.
27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Coeur Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 117.39%. Coeur Mining has a consensus target price of $4.36, suggesting a potential downside of 14.79%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Coeur Mining.
Coeur Mining has a net margin of -12.77% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -23.55%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of -1.85% beat Coeur Mining's return on equity.
Coeur Mining received 59 more outperform votes than First Majestic Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.68% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote while only 60.44% of users gave Coeur Mining an outperform vote.
Summary
Coeur Mining beats First Majestic Silver on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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