Silver Standard Resources (SSRM) Competitors

Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is SSRM or RGLD more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Silver Standard Resources' net margin of 7.82%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Silver Standard Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silver Standard Resources	7.82%	2.44%	1.83%
Royal Gold	52.15%	12.48%	11.52%

Which has more risk & volatility, SSRM or RGLD?

Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.12, meaning that its stock price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SSRM or RGLD?

Silver Standard Resources currently has a consensus price target of $11.28, indicating a potential downside of 9.66%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 23.96%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Silver Standard Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silver Standard Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media favor SSRM or RGLD?

In the previous week, Royal Gold had 5 more articles in the media than Silver Standard Resources. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Royal Gold and 5 mentions for Silver Standard Resources. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Silver Standard Resources' score of 0.80 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silver Standard Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Gold	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SSRM or RGLD?

68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Silver Standard Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SSRM or RGLD?

Royal Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silver Standard Resources. Royal Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silver Standard Resources, 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
Silver Standard Resources	$995.62M	2.54	-$261.28M	$0.41	30.44
Royal Gold	$763.93M	13.35	$332.02M	$6.04	25.66

Summary

Royal Gold beats Silver Standard Resources on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.