Head-To-Head Survey: First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) vs. REalloys (NASDAQ:ALOY)

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and REalloys (NASDAQ:ALOY) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of REalloys shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of REalloys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares First Majestic Silver and REalloys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	21.18%	13.36%	9.20%
REalloys	-5,145.12%	-192.93%	-163.20%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares First Majestic Silver and REalloys”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Majestic Silver	$1.26 billion	6.27	$164.92 million	$0.71	22.53
REalloys	$2.43 million	206.55	-$4.43 million	($3.16)	-2.29

First Majestic Silver has higher revenue and earnings than REalloys. REalloys 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.

Volatility & Risk

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REalloys has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for First Majestic Silver and REalloys, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0	3	4	0	2.57
REalloys	1	0	1	1	2.67

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.02%. REalloys has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 121.30%. Given REalloys’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe REalloys is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

Summary

First Majestic Silver beats REalloys on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 covering an area of approximately 71,867 hectares located in Durango State, Mexico; the Santa Elena that covers an area of approximately 102,244 hectares located in Sonora State, México; and the La Encantada covering an area of approximately 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.

About REalloys

REalloys Inc. operates as a rare earth metals and permanent magnet company in North America. The company produces rare earth metals, such as neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium, samarium, gadolinium, yttrium, and scandium; and magnets, such as NdFeB Magnets, SmFe12 Magnets, and MnBi Magnets. The company was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Euclid, Ohio.