Metallus (NYSE:MTUS – Get Free Report) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Metallus and First Majestic Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Metallus | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| First Majestic Silver | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.78 |
First Majestic Silver has a consensus target price of $23.83, indicating a potential upside of 30.02%. Given First Majestic Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Metallus.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Metallus and First Majestic Silver”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Metallus | $1.16 billion | 0.69 | -$1.20 million | $0.19 | 101.64 |
| First Majestic Silver | $1.26 billion | 7.19 | $164.92 million | $0.71 | 25.82 |
First Majestic Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Metallus. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metallus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Metallus has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Metallus and First Majestic Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Metallus | 0.66% | 3.35% | 2.02% |
| First Majestic Silver | 21.18% | 13.36% | 9.20% |
Summary
First Majestic Silver beats Metallus on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Metallus
Metallus Inc. manufactures and sells alloy steel, and carbon and micro-alloy steel products in the United States and internationally. The company offers special bar quality (SBQ) bars, seamless mechanical tubes, precision steel components, and billets that are used in gears, hubs, axles, crankshafts and motor shafts, oil country drill pipes, bits and collars, bearing races and rolling elements, bushings, fuel injectors, wind energy shafts, anti-friction bearings, artillery and mortar bodies, and other applications. It also provides custom-make precision steel components. It offers its products and services to the automotive, energy, industrial equipment, mining, construction, rail, aerospace and defense, heavy truck, agriculture, and power generation sectors. The company was formerly known as TimkenSteel Corporation and changed its name to Metallus Inc. in February 2024. Metallus Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio.
About First Majestic Silver
First Majestic Silver Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of mineral properties with a focus on silver and gold production in North America. Its projects include the San Dimas mine covering an area of approximately 71,867 hectares located in Durango State, Mexico; the Santa Elena that covers an area of approximately 102,244 hectares located in Sonora State, México; and the La Encantada covering an area of approximately 4,076 hectares located in Coahuila State, México. The company was formerly known as First Majestic Resource Corp. and changed its name to First Majestic Silver Corp. in November 2006. First Majestic Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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