Reviewing Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) and Corvus Gold (OTCMKTS:CORVF)

Corvus Gold (OTCMKTS:CORVF) and Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) 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, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corvus Gold	N/A	N/A	-$8.21 million	N/A	N/A
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81 million	($0.01)	-171.00

Risk and Volatility

Corvus Gold has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Corvus Gold and Vizsla Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corvus Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vizsla Silver	0	0	3	0	3.00

Vizsla Silver has a consensus target price of $4.33, suggesting a potential upside of 153.41%. Given Vizsla Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Corvus Gold.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corvus Gold	N/A	-71.79%	-68.52%
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.81%	-5.73%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Corvus Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Corvus Gold 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vizsla Silver beats Corvus Gold on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Corvus Gold

Corvus Gold, Inc. mineral exploration company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company was founded on April 13, 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.