Financial Contrast: SilverCrest Metals (NYSE:SILV) vs. Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS)

SilverCrest Metals (NYSE:SILV) and Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.8% of SilverCrest Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of SilverCrest Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SilverCrest Metals and Pan American Silver”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SilverCrest Metals	$278.08 million	5.41	$116.72 million	$0.57	17.68
Pan American Silver	$2.67 billion	2.91	-$103.70 million	($0.17)	-125.88

SilverCrest Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SilverCrest Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

SilverCrest Metals has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for SilverCrest Metals and Pan American Silver, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SilverCrest Metals	0	2	1	0	2.33
Pan American Silver	0	1	4	0	2.80

SilverCrest Metals presently has a consensus target price of $10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 0.45%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of $25.42, suggesting a potential upside of 18.77%. Given Pan American Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than SilverCrest Metals.

Profitability

This table compares SilverCrest Metals and Pan American Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SilverCrest Metals	30.85%	23.35%	20.98%
Pan American Silver	-2.37%	3.07%	2.01%

About SilverCrest Metals

SilverCrest Metals Inc. engages in the acquiring, exploration, and development of precious metal properties in Mexico. The company primarily explores for silver and gold properties. Its focuses on principal property the Las Chispas Mine that consists of 28 concessions totaling of approximately 1,401 hectares located in Sonora, Mexico, as well as operates a portfolio of El Picacho, Cruz de Mayo, and Angel de Plata properties in Sonora Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.