Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) Competitors

Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM) and Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT) are both trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer SSRM or PBT?

In the previous week, Silver Standard Resources had 16 more articles in the media than Permian Basin Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Silver Standard Resources and 4 mentions for Permian Basin Royalty Trust. Permian Basin Royalty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Silver Standard Resources' score of 0.82 indicating that Permian Basin Royalty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silver Standard Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SSRM or PBT?

68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Permian Basin Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Silver Standard Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SSRM or PBT?

Silver Standard Resources presently has a consensus target price of $11.28, indicating a potential downside of 29.88%. Given Silver Standard Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Silver Standard Resources is more favorable than Permian Basin Royalty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silver Standard Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, SSRM or PBT?

Permian Basin Royalty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silver Standard Resources. Silver Standard Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Basin Royalty Trust, 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 Standard Resources	$995.62M	3.28	-$261.28M	$0.78	20.62
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	$26.96M	27.32	$25.42M	$0.36	43.90

Is SSRM or PBT more profitable?

Permian Basin Royalty Trust has a net margin of 89.90% compared to Silver Standard Resources' net margin of 12.66%. Permian Basin Royalty Trust's return on equity of 9,621.89% beat Silver Standard Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silver Standard Resources	12.66%	4.99%	3.66%
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	89.90%	9,621.89%	594.48%

Which has more volatility & risk, SSRM or PBT?

Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permian Basin Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Permian Basin Royalty Trust beats Silver Standard Resources on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.