Head-To-Head Comparison: Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) vs. Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ)

Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) and Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Vizsla Silver and Franklin Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vizsla Silver	0	0	6	0	3.00
Franklin Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vizsla Silver currently has a consensus target price of $4.06, indicating a potential upside of 84.66%. Given Vizsla Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Franklin Mining.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.59%	-5.52%
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Mining has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vizsla Silver and Franklin Mining”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	($0.01)	-220.00
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	-$430,000.00	($0.03)	-0.03

Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Franklin Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Franklin Mining beats Vizsla Silver on 6 of the 11 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 Franklin Mining

Franklin Mining, Inc., a mining and exploration company, acquires and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. It owns interests in the La Joya mining concession in Bolivia; and Madre de Dios Area, Ch-Mine, and Los Totems project in Peru. The company was formerly known as WCM Capital, Inc. Franklin Mining, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is based in Carson City, Nevada.