SSR Mining (SSRM) Competitors

Independence Realty Trust (NYSE:IRT) and SSR Mining (NASDAQ:SSRM) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, IRT or SSRM?

Independence Realty Trust has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SSR Mining has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IRT or SSRM?

SSR Mining received 26 more outperform votes than Independence Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.18% of users gave Independence Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 52.85% of users gave SSR Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Independence Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 364 61.18%	Underperform Votes 231 38.82%
SSR Mining	Outperform Votes 390 52.85%	Underperform Votes 348 47.15%

Is IRT or SSRM more profitable?

Independence Realty Trust has a net margin of -1.32% compared to SSR Mining's net margin of -39.15%. SSR Mining's return on equity of 5.01% beat Independence Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Independence Realty Trust	-1.32%	-0.24%	-0.14%
SSR Mining	-39.15%	5.01%	3.90%

Does the media prefer IRT or SSRM?

In the previous week, SSR Mining had 3 more articles in the media than Independence Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for SSR Mining and 4 mentions for Independence Realty Trust. Independence Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat SSR Mining's score of 0.89 indicating that Independence Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Independence Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
SSR Mining	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IRT or SSRM a better dividend stock?

Independence Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. SSR Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Independence Realty Trust pays out -2,133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SSR Mining pays out -6.8% 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. Independence Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate IRT or SSRM?

Independence Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $19.57, indicating a potential upside of 2.58%. SSR Mining has a consensus price target of $6.89, indicating a potential upside of 26.84%. Given SSR Mining's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SSR Mining is more favorable than Independence Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Independence Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
SSR Mining	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IRT or SSRM?

Independence Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SSR Mining. Independence Realty Trust 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
Independence Realty Trust	$654.59M	6.53	-$17.23M	-$0.03	-633.00
SSR Mining	$1.43B	0.77	-$98.01M	-$2.07	-2.63

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IRT or SSRM?

88.3% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of SSR Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Independence Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of SSR Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Independence Realty Trust beats SSR Mining on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.