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April Was a great month for stocks that you couldn't give away at the end of NEW YORK TheStreet -- While gold prices had a stellar year in , silver prices were even hotter. Many analysts and silver bugs anticipate an even stronger showing in David Morgan, founder of Silver-Investor. Rob McEwen, CEO of U. Gold UXG , says if the silver-to-gold ratio adjusts to a previously achieved relationship, silver prices would have to move much higher. At today's prices, the ratio is Granted, CEOs of mining companies have a vested interest in high metals prices, but Phillips Baker, CEO of Hecla Mining HL , cites silver's industrial uses for why he is so bullish on the metal.

Silver's industrial uses are nothing new but some of the products it is being used for are like the iPad and solar panels. Shares often come with as much as a 3: Nevertheless, silver stocks had a killer year in Global X Silver Miners ETF SIL , a basket of silver stocks, has returned The ETF comes with a 0.

The five largest U. So which makes the better investment: Here's a look at the basic financials on the five largest holdings in SIL that are publicly traded in the U. Company Profile Silver Wheaton is a silver royalty company. The seller gets money to finance other projects whereas Silver Wheaton gets silver without the operational risk and with huge profit margins. Not all companies like to finance their operations through royalties because they wind up giving production away, but gold companies, which would have sold silver as a byproduct anyway, have keyed into this type of funding.

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Silver Wheaton currently has 16 silver purchase agreements and two precious metals agreements. Silver Wheaton delivers the cash upfront and then has the right to buy the agreed upon silver at a fixed cost.

The company tries to stay in safe areas like the Americas and Australia.

Some of its bigger partners include Goldcorp GG and Barrick Gold ABX. For , CEO Peter Barnes is expecting 23 million ounces of silver production, and if the company doesn't grow over the next three years production will still hit 40 million ounces.

Silver Wheaton has been raking in the cash and taking advantage of recent mergers and acquisition activity in the gold sector. If a company wants to buy a smaller one but needs cash upfront selling its silver byproduct becomes an attractive solution. Income Statement Silver Wheaton reported record third-quarter net earnings of 20 cents a share, up from 11 cents a year earlier. Silver equivalent production was 5.

The company pays no dividend, but according to TheStreet Ratings is unlikely to face financial difficulties over the short-term. TheStreet Ratings has a buy rating on the stock. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of Company Profile Pan American Silver has seven operating mines in the Americas and Bolivia. At the end of , the time period with the most recent reserve estimates available, Pan American had proven and probable reserves of Its two main projects are Brownfield and Greenfield.

The focus on the former will be on reserve replacement and drilling 89, meters to examine known deposits; Greenfield's operations will focus on new discoveries as well as 94, meters of drilling. Silver production was 6.

Gold production was 21, ounces.

Pan American says it's on track to produce The company pays a dividend of 5 cents a share, and, according to TheStreet Ratings , can cover any short-term cash needs. Company Profile Hecla Mining is one of the lowest-cost silver producers in the world. In the third quarter, the company produced 2.

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Hecla has two working silver mines: Greens Creek in Alaska and Lucky Friday in Idaho, which produced 1. Hecla also has two development projects in Colorado and Mexico. The company expects to produce 10 million to 11 million ounces of silver in with a total cash cost of negative 50 cents. TheStreet Ratings has a buy rating on the stock and says the company is very liquid and is unlikely to face financial difficulties over the short term. Company Profile Coeur D'Alene Mines has explosive potential as a gold and silver producer.

For , the company is expecting production from its silver mine San Bartolome; its newest operation, the Palmarejo silver and gold mine; and its pure gold mine Kensington. The company is hoping to produce Its Kensington gold mine in Alaska recently came into production making the company China National Gold , China's largest gold producer, bought half of the concentrates at Kensington.

The mine should produce 50, ounces of gold in and average , ounces of annual gold production over a CEO Dennis Wheeler says despite gangbuster sales Coeur can report a loss due to reporting requirements and mark-to-market adjustments with regard to a royalty the company has with Franco Nevada.

TheStreet Ratings has a hold rating on the stock and says Coeur has deteriorating cash flow and that financial problems might develop in the near term. Company Profile Silver Standard is a new silver producer with 15 exploration and development projects in the Americas and Australia. Its Pirquitas mine in Argentina achieved production in December , a first for Silver Standard, bringing the company from the development to production stage. Once the mine reaches full production, the mine will produce an average of 8 million to 10 million ounces of silver annually.

Production for is expected to be between 6. As production ramps up, cash costs will fall. Silver Standard has proven and probable silver reserves of The company produced 1. The company pays no dividend but according to TheStreet Ratings , can cover short-term cash needs. TheStreet Ratings has a sell rating on the stock. On inception, these were the top five publicly traded silver stocks in the U. Since then the fund has shuffled allocations to swap in First Majestic Silver AG and Silvercorp Metal SVM in lieu of Coeur and Silver Standard.

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