Critical Survey: First Colombia Gold (OTCMKTS:FCGD) versus Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA)

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

Volatility & Risk

Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Colombia Gold has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vizsla Silver	0	0	5	0	3.00
First Colombia Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus target price of $4.06, indicating a potential upside of 100.12%. Given Vizsla Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than First Colombia Gold.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vizsla Silver and First Colombia Gold”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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)	-203.00
First Colombia Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Vizsla Silver and First Colombia Gold’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%
First Colombia Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

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, 0.0% of First Colombia Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vizsla Silver beats First Colombia Gold on 6 of the 8 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 First Colombia Gold

First Colombia Gold Corp. engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties. The company operates through Energy and Mining divisions. It holds interests in 96 oil wells with a gross acreage of 4,302 acres in the counties of Cumberland, Monroe, Overton, and Clinton. The company is also involved in the precious minerals exploration business. It owns 2 unpatented mining claims in the Skip Silver prospect covering an area of approximately 40 acres in central Montana. The company was formerly known as Amazon Goldsands Ltd. and changed its name to First Colombia Gold Corp. in November 2010. First Colombia Gold Corp. was founded in 1997 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.