Head-To-Head Contrast: Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) vs. Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM)

Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) and Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Vox Royalty has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vox Royalty and Fortuna Silver Mines”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vox Royalty	$11.15 million	11.84	-$100,000.00	($0.02)	-130.50
Fortuna Silver Mines	$842.43 million	1.85	-$50.84 million	$0.08	62.20

Vox Royalty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fortuna Silver Mines. Vox Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Silver Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Vox Royalty and Fortuna Silver Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vox Royalty	-9.88%	-0.54%	-0.46%
Fortuna Silver Mines	2.45%	10.08%	6.87%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vox Royalty and Fortuna Silver Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vox Royalty	0	0	0	0	0.00
Fortuna Silver Mines	0	1	0	0	2.00

Fortuna Silver Mines has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.65%. Given Fortuna Silver Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fortuna Silver Mines is more favorable than Vox Royalty.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fortuna Silver Mines beats Vox Royalty on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Fortuna Silver Mines

Fortuna Mining Corp. engages in the precious and base metal mining in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Côte d’Ivoire. It operates through Mansfield, Sanu, Sango, Cuzcatlan, Bateas, and Corporate segments. The company primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold. Its flagship project is the Séguéla gold mine, which consists of approximately 62,000 hectares and is located in the Worodougou Region of the Woroba District, Côte d’Ivoire. The company was formerly known as Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. and changed its name to Fortuna Mining Corp. in June 2024. Fortuna Mining Corp. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.