Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC – Get Rating) and Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA – Get Rating) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
55.6% of Kinross Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are held 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Kinross Gold and Vizsla Silver’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kinross Gold | $3.46 billion | 1.66 | -$605.20 million | $0.01 | 466.00 |
| Vizsla Silver | N/A | N/A | -$12.17 million | ($0.06) | -19.83 |
Vizsla Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kinross Gold. Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinross Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Kinross Gold and Vizsla Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kinross Gold | 0.24% | 4.95% | 2.85% |
| Vizsla Silver | N/A | -6.89% | -6.64% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Kinross Gold and Vizsla Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kinross Gold | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Vizsla Silver | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Kinross Gold presently has a consensus target price of $6.33, indicating a potential upside of 35.79%. Vizsla Silver has a consensus target price of $3.04, indicating a potential upside of 155.25%. Given Vizsla Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Kinross Gold.
Volatility and Risk
Kinross Gold has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kinross Gold beats Vizsla Silver on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kinross Gold
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Kinross Gold Corp. engages in the production, acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties. Its mining operations are in the United States, the Russian Federation, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, and Mauritania. The firm operates through the following business segments: Fort Knox, Round Mountain, Bald Mountain, Kupol, Paracatu, Tasiast, Chirano, and Corporate & Other. The Kupol segment consists of the Kupol and Dvoinoye mines. The Corporate & Other segment includes corporate, shutdown, and other non-operating assets and non-mining, and other operations. The company was founded by Robert MacKay Buchan on May 31, 1993 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Vizsla Silver
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Vizsla Silver Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious and base metal assets. The company explores for gold, silver, and coper deposits. Its flagship project is the Panuco-Copala silver gold district located in 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.
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