Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB) Competitors

Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) and SSR Mining (TSE:SSRM) are both trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, LB or SSRM?

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.542348, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SSR Mining has a beta of 0.024444, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LB or SSRM?

14.5% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of SSR Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of SSR Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LB or SSRM more profitable?

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a net margin of -0.30% compared to SSR Mining's net margin of -44.13%. Laurentian Bank of Canada's return on equity of -0.20% beat SSR Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laurentian Bank of Canada	-0.30%	-0.20%	-0.03%
SSR Mining	-44.13%	-15.34%	-1.42%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LB or SSRM?

Laurentian Bank of Canada has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SSR Mining. Laurentian Bank of Canada 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
Laurentian Bank of Canada	C$974.90M	1.47	-C$5.52M	C$3.05	10.60
SSR Mining	C$1.30B	4.82	-C$341.77M	C$0.78	39.72

Does the media prefer LB or SSRM?

In the previous week, Laurentian Bank of Canada had 1 more articles in the media than SSR Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Laurentian Bank of Canada and 1 mentions for SSR Mining. Laurentian Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat SSR Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Laurentian Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Laurentian Bank of Canada	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do analysts recommend LB or SSRM?

Laurentian Bank of Canada presently has a consensus price target of C$30.57, suggesting a potential downside of 5.44%. SSR Mining has a consensus price target of C$24.38, suggesting a potential downside of 21.32%. Given Laurentian Bank of Canada's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Laurentian Bank of Canada is more favorable than SSR Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laurentian Bank of Canada	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
SSR Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Laurentian Bank of Canada beats SSR Mining on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.