Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Competitors

SSR Mining (TSE:SSRM) and Brookfield Asset Management (TSE:BAM) are both trading companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor SSRM or BAM?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 3 more articles in the media than SSR Mining. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 1 mentions for SSR Mining. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat SSR Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SSR Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brookfield Asset Management	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SSRM or BAM?

45.3% of SSR Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of SSR Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Brookfield Asset Management 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 recommend SSRM or BAM?

SSR Mining presently has a consensus price target of C$24.38, suggesting a potential downside of 21.80%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of C$79.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.83%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than SSR Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSR Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brookfield Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is SSRM or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 65.13% compared to SSR Mining's net margin of -44.13%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 32.14% beat SSR Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSR Mining	-44.13%	-15.34%	-1.42%
Brookfield Asset Management	65.13%	32.14%	0.88%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SSRM or BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SSR Mining. SSR Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, 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
SSR Mining	C$1.30B	4.85	-C$341.77M	C$0.78	39.96
Brookfield Asset Management	C$835M	153.89	C$2.42B	C$1.43	55.71

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats SSR Mining on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.