SSR Mining (SSRM) Competitors

SSR Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) and Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Does the media favor SSRM or JEF?

In the previous week, Jefferies Financial Group had 59 more articles in the media than SSR Mining. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for Jefferies Financial Group and 7 mentions for SSR Mining. Jefferies Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat SSR Mining's score of 0.60 indicating that Jefferies Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SSR Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jefferies Financial Group	21 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, SSRM or JEF?

Jefferies Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than SSR Mining. Jefferies Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSR Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SSR Mining	$1.08B	2.32	-$98.01M	$0.41	30.18
Jefferies Financial Group	$10.44B	1.04	$743.38M	$2.89	18.29

Which has more volatility & risk, SSRM or JEF?

SSR Mining has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jefferies Financial Group has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SSRM or JEF a better dividend stock?

SSR Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Jefferies Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. SSR Mining pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jefferies Financial Group pays out 55.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Jefferies Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Jefferies Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SSRM or JEF?

68.3% of SSR Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of SSR Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Jefferies Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SSRM or JEF?

SSR Mining currently has a consensus target price of $10.03, indicating a potential downside of 18.92%. Jefferies Financial Group has a consensus target price of $62.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.72%. Given Jefferies Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jefferies Financial Group is more favorable than SSR Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSR Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Jefferies Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is SSRM or JEF more profitable?

Jefferies Financial Group has a net margin of 10.57% compared to SSR Mining's net margin of -26.24%. Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity of 7.92% beat SSR Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSR Mining	-26.24%	1.46%	1.11%
Jefferies Financial Group	10.57%	7.92%	1.26%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SSRM or JEF?

Jefferies Financial Group received 257 more outperform votes than SSR Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.61% of users gave Jefferies Financial Group an outperform vote while only 52.52% of users gave SSR Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SSR Mining	Outperform Votes 396 52.52%	Underperform Votes 358 47.48%
Jefferies Financial Group	Outperform Votes 653 53.61%	Underperform Votes 565 46.39%

Summary

Jefferies Financial Group beats SSR Mining on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.