SSR Mining (SSRM) Competitors

Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) and SSR Mining (TSE:SSRM) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GEI or SSRM?

Gibson Energy has higher revenue and earnings than SSR Mining. SSR Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibson Energy, 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
Gibson Energy	C$12.56B	0.29	C$177.76M	C$1.06	21.30
SSR Mining	C$1.23B	1.22	-C$480.08M	-C$3.21	-2.31

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GEI or SSRM?

Gibson Energy received 194 more outperform votes than SSR Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.52% of users gave SSR Mining an outperform vote while only 52.40% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gibson Energy	Outperform Votes 404 52.40%	Underperform Votes 367 47.60%
SSR Mining	Outperform Votes 210 67.52%	Underperform Votes 101 32.48%

Is GEI or SSRM more profitable?

Gibson Energy has a net margin of 1.42% compared to SSR Mining's net margin of -39.15%. Gibson Energy's return on equity of 23.48% beat SSR Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gibson Energy	1.42%	23.48%	5.24%
SSR Mining	-39.15%	-14.67%	-1.42%

Do analysts rate GEI or SSRM?

Gibson Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$26.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.15%. SSR Mining has a consensus price target of C$5.69, indicating a potential downside of 23.45%. Given Gibson Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gibson Energy is more favorable than SSR Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gibson Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SSR Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Which has more risk and volatility, GEI or SSRM?

Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SSR Mining has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GEI or SSRM?

In the previous week, Gibson Energy and Gibson Energy both had 3 articles in the media. Gibson Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat SSR Mining's score of 0.05 indicating that Gibson Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gibson Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SSR Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

52.5% of Gibson Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of SSR Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gibson Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of SSR Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GEI or SSRM a better dividend stock?

Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. SSR Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Gibson Energy pays out 154.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SSR Mining pays out -11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Gibson Energy beats SSR Mining on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.