Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS – Get Free Report) and United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Pan American Silver and United States Antimony’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pan American Silver | 32.04% | 20.01% | 14.48% |
| United States Antimony | -44.60% | -5.29% | -4.86% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Pan American Silver and United States Antimony, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pan American Silver | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.70 |
| United States Antimony | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.80 |
Pan American Silver currently has a consensus price target of $67.71, suggesting a potential upside of 67.18%. United States Antimony has a consensus price target of $10.12, suggesting a potential upside of 227.14%. Given United States Antimony’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United States Antimony is more favorable than Pan American Silver.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of United States Antimony shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Pan American Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of United States Antimony shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Pan American Silver and United States Antimony”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pan American Silver | $3.62 billion | 4.63 | $978.00 million | $3.31 | 12.24 |
| United States Antimony | $36.44 million | 12.71 | -$4.34 million | ($0.13) | -23.81 |
Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than United States Antimony. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pan American Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Pan American Silver has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Antimony has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Pan American Silver beats United States Antimony on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pan American Silver
Pan American Silver Corp. engages in the exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of silver, gold, zinc, lead, and copper mines in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. The company was formerly known as Pan American Minerals Corp. and changed its name to Pan American Silver Corp. in April 1995. Pan American Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About United States Antimony
United States Antimony Corporation produces and sells antimony, silver, gold, precious metals, and zeolite products in the United States, and Canada. It operates through Antimony, Zeolite, and Precious Metals segments. The company offers antimony oxide that is primarily used in conjunction with a halogen to form a synergistic flame retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as well as color fastener in paints and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs; antimony trisulfide used as a primer in ammunition; and antimony metal for use in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance. The company also offers coarse and fine zeolite for soil amendment and fertilizer, water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, and animal nutrition applications, as well as in catalysts, petroleum refining, concrete, solar energy and heat exchange, desiccants, pellet binding, horse and kitty litter, and floor cleaners, as well as carriers for insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides. In addition, it recovers unrefined and refined gold and silver. United States Antimony Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Thompson Falls, Montana.
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