Financial Comparison: Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) vs. Gold Resource (NYSE:GORO)

Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) and Gold Resource (NYSE:GORO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold Resource has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Vizsla Silver and Gold Resource’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-6.60%	-6.49%
Gold Resource	-22.30%	-19.21%	-10.17%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Gold Resource shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Gold Resource shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Vizsla Silver and Gold Resource, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vizsla Silver	0	0	2	0	3.00
Gold Resource	0	0	1	0	3.00

Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus price target of $4.33, indicating a potential upside of 126.88%. Gold Resource has a consensus price target of $1.75, indicating a potential upside of 353.60%. Given Gold Resource’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gold Resource is more favorable than Vizsla Silver.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vizsla Silver and Gold Resource’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81 million	($0.05)	-38.20
Gold Resource	$81.18 million	0.43	-$16.02 million	($0.21)	-1.84

Vizsla Silver has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 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.

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.