Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA – Get Free Report) and Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Vizsla Silver and Coeur Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vizsla Silver | N/A | -7.53% | -7.39% |
| Coeur Mining | -3.78% | -9.23% | -4.59% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
24.6% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Coeur Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Coeur Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Vizsla Silver and Coeur Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vizsla Silver | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Coeur Mining | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus price target of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 190.18%. Coeur Mining has a consensus price target of $3.79, indicating a potential upside of 42.86%. Given Vizsla Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Coeur Mining.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Vizsla Silver and Coeur Mining’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vizsla Silver | N/A | N/A | -$10.23 million | ($0.05) | -22.40 |
| Coeur Mining | $785.60 million | 1.29 | -$78.11 million | ($0.07) | -37.86 |
Vizsla Silver has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coeur Mining. Coeur Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vizsla Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Vizsla Silver beats Coeur Mining 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 Coeur Mining
Coeur Mining, Inc. explores for precious metals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It primarily explores for gold, silver, zinc, and lead properties. The company holds 100% interests in the Palmarejo gold and silver mine covering an area of approximately 67,279 net acres located in the State of Chihuahua in Northern Mexico; the Rochester silver and gold mine that covers an area of approximately 43,441net acres situated in northwestern Nevada; the Kensington gold mine comprising 3,972 net acres located to the north of Juneau, Alaska; the Wharf gold mine covering an area of approximately 3,243 net acres situated in the northern Black Hills of western South Dakota; and the Silvertip silver-zinc-lead mine comprising 97,298 net acres located in northern British Columbia, Canada. Further, it markets and sells its concentrates to third-party customers, smelters, under off-take agreements. The company was formerly known as Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation and changed its name to Coeur Mining, Inc. in May 2013. Coeur Mining, Inc. was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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