SSR Mining (SSRM) Competitors

SSR Mining (TSE:SSRM) and Air Canada (TSE:AC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSRM or AC?

Air Canada received 778 more outperform votes than SSR Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.59% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote while only 67.52% of users gave SSR Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SSR Mining	Outperform Votes 210 67.52%	Underperform Votes 101 32.48%
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 988 71.59%	Underperform Votes 392 28.41%

Is SSRM or AC more profitable?

Air Canada has a net margin of 7.92% compared to SSR Mining's net margin of -39.15%. Air Canada's return on equity of 603.77% beat SSR Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSR Mining	-39.15%	-14.67%	-1.42%
Air Canada	7.92%	603.77%	4.12%

Is SSRM or AC a better dividend stock?

SSR Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. SSR Mining pays out -11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Canada pays out 4.5% 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. SSR Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to SSRM or AC?

In the previous week, Air Canada had 9 more articles in the media than SSR Mining. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Air Canada and 2 mentions for SSR Mining. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat SSR Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Air Canada 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Air Canada	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SSRM or AC?

SSR Mining has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Canada has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SSRM or AC?

Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than SSR Mining. SSR Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Canada, 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$1.23B	1.84	-C$480.08M	-C$3.21	-3.50
Air Canada	C$22.26B	0.33	C$1.76B	C$4.48	4.55

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SSRM or AC?

74.7% of SSR Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Air Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of SSR Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Air Canada shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SSRM or AC?

SSR Mining presently has a consensus target price of C$5.69, suggesting a potential downside of 49.31%. Air Canada has a consensus target price of C$26.60, suggesting a potential upside of 30.46%. Given Air Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Air Canada is more favorable than SSR Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSR Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Air Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Summary

Air Canada beats SSR Mining on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.