Andean Precious Metals (OTC:ANPMF – Get Free Report) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Andean Precious Metals and First Majestic Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Andean Precious Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| First Majestic Silver | -25.46% | -3.26% | -2.18% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Andean Precious Metals and First Majestic Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Andean Precious Metals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| First Majestic Silver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Andean Precious Metals and First Majestic Silver’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Andean Precious Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.49) | -1.04 |
| First Majestic Silver | $614.18 million | 2.71 | -$114.28 million | ($0.57) | -10.18 |
Andean Precious Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andean Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.2% of Andean Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Andean Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares 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
Andean Precious Metals beats First Majestic Silver on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Andean Precious Metals
Andean Precious Metals Corp. operates as a silver producer that owns and operates the San Bartolomé project in Bolivia. It is also exploring its San Pablo and Rio Blanco gold projects located in Bolivia and Latin America. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Andean Precious Metals Corp. is a subsidiary of PMB Partners LP.
About First Majestic Silver
First Majestic Silver Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of mineral properties with a focus on silver and gold production in North America. Its projects include the San Dimas mine that consists of 119 individual concessions covering an area of 71,839 hectares located in Durango and Sinaloa States, México; the Santa Elena comprising 32 individual concessions that covers an area of 102,172 hectares located in Sonora State, México; and the La Encantada consists of 22 exploitation concessions covering an area of 4,076 hectares located in Coahuila State, México. The company was formerly known as First Majestic Resource Corp. and changed its name to First Majestic Silver Corp. in November 2006. First Majestic Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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