Silver Bear Resources (SBR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to QTRH or SBR?

In the previous week, Silver Bear Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Quarterhill's score of -1.04 indicating that Silver Bear Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quarterhill	Negative
Silver Bear Resources	Neutral

Is QTRH or SBR a better dividend stock?

Quarterhill pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Silver Bear Resources pays an annual dividend of C$3.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 6,700.0%. Quarterhill pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silver Bear Resources pays out -8,038.6% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QTRH or SBR?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, QTRH or SBR?

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
Quarterhill	C$143.02M	0.65	-C$22.26M	-C$0.38	-2.94
Silver Bear Resources	C$10.06M	3.37	-C$28.27M	-C$0.04	-1.20

Is QTRH or SBR 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
Quarterhill	-15.57%	-17.95%	-2.24%
Silver Bear Resources	-280.89%	14.71%	-6.12%

Which has more risk & volatility, QTRH or SBR?

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

Do analysts rate QTRH or SBR?

Quarterhill currently has a consensus target price of C$2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 76.99%. Given Quarterhill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quarterhill is more favorable than Silver Bear Resources.

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

Summary

Quarterhill beats Silver Bear Resources on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.