Gatos Silver (NYSE:GATO – Get Rating) is one of 106 publicly-traded companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Gatos Silver to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Gatos Silver and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gatos Silver | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Gatos Silver Competitors | 652 | 3086 | 3821 | 78 | 2.44 |
Gatos Silver currently has a consensus target price of $4.38, suggesting a potential downside of 34.70%. As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 34.54%. Given Gatos Silver’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gatos Silver has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gatos Silver | N/A | -$43.44 million | -18.11 |
| Gatos Silver Competitors | $1.81 billion | -$14.26 million | -0.10 |
Gatos Silver’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Gatos Silver. Gatos Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Gatos Silver and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gatos Silver | N/A | -5.99% | -5.76% |
| Gatos Silver Competitors | -25.09% | -0.24% | -0.04% |
Risk & Volatility
Gatos Silver has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gatos Silver’s peers have a beta of 0.99, indicating that their average share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
49.1% of Gatos Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Gatos Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by 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.
Summary
Gatos Silver peers beat Gatos Silver on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
About Gatos Silver
Gatos Silver, Inc. engages in the exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It primarily explores for silver ores. The company also explores for zinc, lead, copper, and gold ores. Its flagship asset is the Cerro Los Gatos mine located at the Los Gatos District in Chihuahua state, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Corporation and changed its name to Gatos Silver, Inc. in October 2020. Gatos Silver, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
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