Silver Standard Resources (SSRM) Competitors $23.51 +0.26 (+1.12%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.62 +0.11 (+0.47%) As of 04:07 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SSRM vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, BTG, EGO, FNV, HL, PAAS, SA, and WPMShould you be buying Silver Standard Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silver Standard Resources include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), B2Gold (BTG), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Hecla Mining (HL), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), and Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Silver Standard Resources vs. Its Competitors Royal Gold Agnico Eagle Mines Alamos Gold B2Gold Eldorado Gold Franco-Nevada Hecla Mining Pan American Silver Seabridge Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in RGLD or SSRM? 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is RGLD or SSRM more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to Silver Standard Resources' net margin of 12.66%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 13.30% beat Silver Standard Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal Gold56.24% 13.30% 12.32% Silver Standard Resources 12.66%4.99%3.66% Does the media prefer RGLD or SSRM? In the previous week, Royal Gold had 6 more articles in the media than Silver Standard Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Royal Gold and 6 mentions for Silver Standard Resources. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Silver Standard Resources' score of 0.76 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Gold 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Silver Standard Resources 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, RGLD or SSRM? Royal Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Gold$719.40M18.78$332.02M$6.8230.09Silver Standard Resources$1.30B3.66-$261.28M$0.7830.14 Do analysts rate RGLD or SSRM? Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $198.63, suggesting a potential downside of 3.22%. Silver Standard Resources has a consensus target price of $13.55, suggesting a potential downside of 42.36%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Silver Standard Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Silver Standard Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more volatility & risk, RGLD or SSRM? Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is RGLD or SSRM a better dividend stock? Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Silver Standard Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silver Standard Resources pays out 17.9% 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. Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryRoyal Gold beats Silver Standard Resources on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Silver Standard Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSRM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SSRM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSilver Standard ResourcesMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.71B$7.10B$3.77B$10.55BDividend YieldN/A1.71%5.04%4.75%P/E Ratio30.1420.22159.4127.60Price / Sales3.66149.6524,908.29205.12Price / Cash25.06109.2826.3561.55Price / Book1.218.587.296.76Net Income-$261.28M$275.71M$148.88M$275.88M7 Day Performance0.04%11.84%4.37%2.81%1 Month Performance11.11%41.04%14.54%9.24%1 Year Performance331.38%98.56%64.92%35.42% Silver Standard Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSRMSilver Standard Resources1.5348 of 5 stars$23.51+1.1%$13.55-42.4%+326.7%$4.71B$1.30B30.142,300Analyst ForecastGap UpRGLDRoyal Gold3.7985 of 5 stars$198.50+0.9%$198.63+0.1%+49.0%$12.95B$719.40M30.6430Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEMAgnico Eagle Mines3.6046 of 5 stars$167.03+2.2%$141.40-15.3%+117.0%$82.17B$8.29B27.8416,968Analyst ForecastAGIAlamos Gold3.4191 of 5 stars$34.66+1.4%$30.38-12.4%+75.7%$14.38B$1.35B37.152,400Analyst ForecastGap UpBTGB2Gold1.7115 of 5 stars$4.96+0.8%$4.50-9.3%+77.5%$6.56B$2.17B-10.334,690Gap UpEGOEldorado Gold3.1564 of 5 stars$28.46-1.4%$23.60-17.1%+72.7%$5.86B$1.32B17.074,800Analyst ForecastGap UpFNVFranco-Nevada3.2439 of 5 stars$219.16+0.8%$187.63-14.4%+77.5%$41.92B$1.11B53.5840Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeHLHecla Mining3.3307 of 5 stars$11.89+1.9%$7.36-38.1%+107.5%$7.82B$929.92M61.421,830Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpPAASPan American Silver4.5518 of 5 stars$38.81+1.2%$32.20-17.0%+87.8%$16.19B$2.82B25.249,000Positive NewsGap UpSASeabridge Gold0.1976 of 5 stars$23.67+8.1%N/A+50.6%$2.24BN/A0.0040Analyst ForecastGap UpWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.232 of 5 stars$110.71+1.5%$106.11-4.2%+79.5%$49.50B$1.28B55.6340Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royal Gold Competitors Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors Alamos Gold Competitors B2Gold Competitors Eldorado Gold Competitors Franco-Nevada Competitors Hecla Mining Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Seabridge Gold Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SSRM) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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