NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE – Get Free Report) and Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for NexGen Energy and Silver Standard Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NexGen Energy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Silver Standard Resources | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares NexGen Energy and Silver Standard Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NexGen Energy | N/A | -16.68% | -11.37% |
| Silver Standard Resources | 24.28% | 10.40% | 7.35% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NexGen Energy and Silver Standard Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NexGen Energy | N/A | N/A | -$221.63 million | ($0.38) | -32.63 |
| Silver Standard Resources | $1.63 billion | 4.06 | $395.75 million | $1.85 | 16.51 |
Silver Standard Resources has higher revenue and earnings than NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silver Standard Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Silver Standard Resources beats NexGen Energy on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NexGen Energy
NexGen Energy Ltd., an exploration and development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation and development of uranium properties in Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Rook I project that consists of 32 contiguous mineral claims totaling an area of 35,065 hectares located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Silver Standard Resources
SSR Mining Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation, acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal resource properties in the United States, Türkiye, Canada, and Argentina. The company explores for gold doré, copper, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. Its mines include the Çöpler, located in Erzincan province, Turkey; the Marigold, located in Nevada, the United States; the Seabee, located in Saskatchewan, Canada; and the Puna, located in Jujuy province, Argentina. The company was formerly known as Silver Standard Resources Inc. and changed its name to SSR Mining Inc. in August 2017. SSR Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1946 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
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