Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA – Get Free Report) and Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Vizsla Silver and Fortuna Silver Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vizsla Silver | N/A | -6.60% | -6.49% |
| Fortuna Silver Mines | -3.94% | 6.04% | 4.02% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vizsla Silver | N/A | N/A | -$11.81 million | ($0.05) | -38.00 |
| Fortuna Silver Mines | $842.43 million | 1.60 | -$50.84 million | ($0.11) | -40.00 |
Vizsla Silver has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fortuna Silver Mines. Fortuna Silver Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vizsla Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Vizsla Silver and Fortuna Silver Mines, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vizsla Silver | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fortuna Silver Mines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus price target of $4.33, indicating a potential upside of 128.07%. Fortuna Silver Mines has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.36%. Given Vizsla Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Fortuna Silver Mines.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Vizsla Silver beats Fortuna Silver Mines on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vizsla Silver
Vizsla Silver Corp. engages in the exploration, and development of precious and base metal assets. The company explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. It owns 100% interest in the Panuco Project covering an area of 7,189.5 hectares located in located in southern Sinaloa, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Vizsla Resources Corp. and changed its name to Vizsla Silver Corp. in February 2021. Vizsla Silver Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Fortuna Silver Mines
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. engages in the precious and base metal mining in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Côte d'Ivoire. It operates through Mansfield, Sanu, Sango, Cuzcatlan, Bateas, and Corporate segments. The company primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold. Its flagship project is the Séguéla gold mine, which consists of approximately 62,000 hectares and is located in the Worodougou Region of the Woroba District, Côte d'Ivoire. The company was formerly known as Fortuna Ventures Inc. and changed its name to Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. in June 2005. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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