Gold Resource (NYSE:GORO – Get Free Report) and Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Gold Resource and Vizsla Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gold Resource | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Vizsla Silver | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Gold Resource currently has a consensus target price of $1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 435.82%. Vizsla Silver has a consensus target price of $4.33, suggesting a potential upside of 144.82%. Given Gold Resource’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gold Resource is more favorable than Vizsla Silver.
Risk and Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Gold Resource and Vizsla Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gold Resource | -22.30% | -19.21% | -10.17% |
| Vizsla Silver | N/A | -6.60% | -6.49% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
18.4% of Gold Resource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Gold Resource 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Gold Resource and Vizsla Silver’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gold Resource | $81.18 million | 0.37 | -$16.02 million | ($0.21) | -1.56 |
| Vizsla Silver | N/A | N/A | -$11.81 million | ($0.05) | -35.40 |
Vizsla Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gold Resource. Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gold Resource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Vizsla Silver beats Gold Resource on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gold Resource
Gold Resource Corporation engages in the exploration, development, and production of gold and silver projects in Mexico and the United States. The company also explores for copper, lead, and zinc deposits. Its principal assets are the 100% owned Don David gold mine and Back Forty project covering approximately 1,304 hectares located in Menominee county, Michigan. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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.
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