Analyzing Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) and REalloys (NASDAQ:ALOY)

REalloys (NASDAQ:ALOY) and Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
REalloys	$2.43 million	190.95	-$4.43 million	($3.16)	-2.11
Pan American Silver	$3.62 billion	4.75	$978.00 million	$3.31	12.55

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
REalloys	-5,145.12%	-192.93%	-163.20%
Pan American Silver	32.04%	20.01%	14.48%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for REalloys and Pan American Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
REalloys	1	0	1	1	2.67
Pan American Silver	0	3	7	0	2.70

REalloys presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 140.24%. Pan American Silver has a consensus price target of $67.71, suggesting a potential upside of 63.03%. Given REalloys’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe REalloys is more favorable than Pan American Silver.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.6% of REalloys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of REalloys 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

REalloys has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats REalloys on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About REalloys

REalloys Inc. operates as a rare earth metals and permanent magnet company in North America. The company produces rare earth metals, such as neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium, samarium, gadolinium, yttrium, and scandium; and magnets, such as NdFeB Magnets, SmFe12 Magnets, and MnBi Magnets. The company was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Euclid, Ohio.

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.