Head-To-Head Analysis: Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) and Corvus Gold (OTCMKTS:CORVF)

Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) and Corvus Gold (OTCMKTS:CORVF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vizsla Silver and Corvus Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vizsla Silver	0	0	3	0	3.00
Corvus Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus price target of $4.33, indicating a potential upside of 153.41%. Given Vizsla Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Corvus Gold.

Risk & Volatility

Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corvus Gold has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Vizsla Silver and Corvus Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.81%	-5.73%
Corvus Gold	N/A	-71.79%	-68.52%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vizsla Silver and Corvus Gold”s 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	-$11.81 million	($0.01)	-171.00
Corvus Gold	N/A	N/A	-$8.21 million	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Corvus Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Corvus Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vizsla Silver beats Corvus Gold on 6 of the 10 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 Corvus Gold

Corvus Gold, Inc. mineral exploration company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company was founded on April 13, 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.