Silver Standard Resources (SSRM) Competitors

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

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 Gold	56.24%	13.30%	12.32%
Silver Standard Resources	12.66%	4.99%	3.66%

Which has more risk & volatility, RGLD or SSRM?

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, RGLD or SSRM?

Royal Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Silver Standard Resources. Silver Standard Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, 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
Royal Gold	$719.40M	15.69	$332.02M	$6.82	25.14
Silver Standard Resources	$1.30B	2.61	-$261.28M	$0.78	21.51

Does the media prefer RGLD or SSRM?

In the previous week, Royal Gold and Royal Gold both had 19 articles in the media. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Silver Standard Resources' score of 0.85 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silver Standard Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 1.0%. Silver Standard Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. 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.

Do analysts prefer RGLD or SSRM?

Royal Gold presently has a consensus target price of $198.63, suggesting a potential upside of 15.85%. Silver Standard Resources has a consensus target price of $12.55, suggesting a potential downside of 25.21%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Silver Standard Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Royal Gold beats Silver Standard Resources on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.