Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) Competitors

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT) and Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM) are both trading companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Is PBT or SSRM more profitable?

Permian Basin Royalty Trust has a net margin of 89.90% compared to Silver Standard Resources' net margin of 12.66%. Permian Basin Royalty Trust's return on equity of 9,621.89% beat Silver Standard Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	89.90%	9,621.89%	594.48%
Silver Standard Resources	12.66%	4.99%	3.66%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PBT or SSRM?

28.9% of Permian Basin Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Silver Standard Resources shares are held by company 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 PBT or SSRM?

Silver Standard Resources has a consensus target price of $11.28, indicating a potential downside of 29.88%. Given Silver Standard Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Silver Standard Resources is more favorable than Permian Basin Royalty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Silver Standard Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, PBT or SSRM?

Permian Basin Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PBT or SSRM?

Permian Basin Royalty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Silver Standard Resources. Silver Standard Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Basin Royalty Trust, 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
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	$26.96M	27.32	$25.42M	$0.36	43.90
Silver Standard Resources	$995.62M	3.28	-$261.28M	$0.78	20.62

Does the media prefer PBT or SSRM?

In the previous week, Silver Standard Resources had 15 more articles in the media than Permian Basin Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Silver Standard Resources and 4 mentions for Permian Basin Royalty Trust. Permian Basin Royalty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Silver Standard Resources' score of 0.82 indicating that Permian Basin Royalty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Silver Standard Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Permian Basin Royalty Trust beats Silver Standard Resources on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.