Silver Bear Resources (SBR) Competitors

Silver Bear Resources (TSE:SBR) and Quarterhill (TSE:QTRH) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SBR or QTRH?

3.0% of Quarterhill shares are owned by institutional investors. 86.7% of Silver Bear Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Quarterhill shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SBR or QTRH?

In the previous week, Quarterhill had 1 more articles in the media than Silver Bear Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Quarterhill and 0 mentions for Silver Bear Resources. Silver Bear Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Quarterhill's score of -0.98 indicating that Silver Bear Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Silver Bear Resources	Neutral
Quarterhill	Negative

Which has more risk & volatility, SBR or QTRH?

Silver Bear Resources has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quarterhill has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SBR or QTRH?

Quarterhill has a consensus price target of C$2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.49%. Given Quarterhill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quarterhill is more favorable than Silver Bear Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silver Bear Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Quarterhill	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SBR or QTRH more profitable?

Quarterhill has a net margin of -15.57% compared to Silver Bear Resources' net margin of -280.89%. Silver Bear Resources' return on equity of 14.71% beat Quarterhill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silver Bear Resources	-280.89%	14.71%	-6.12%
Quarterhill	-15.57%	-17.95%	-2.24%

Is SBR or QTRH a better dividend stock?

Silver Bear Resources pays an annual dividend of C$3.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 6,700.0%. Quarterhill pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Silver Bear Resources pays out -8,038.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quarterhill pays out -13.0% 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. Silver Bear Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SBR or QTRH?

Quarterhill has higher revenue and earnings than Silver Bear Resources. Quarterhill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silver Bear Resources, 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
Silver Bear Resources	C$10.06M	3.37	-C$28.27M	-C$0.04	-1.20
Quarterhill	C$143.02M	0.62	-C$22.26M	-C$0.38	-2.84

Summary

Quarterhill beats Silver Bear Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.