Reviewing Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM) and Elemental Royalty (NASDAQ:ELE)

Elemental Royalty (NASDAQ:ELE) and Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Elemental Royalty and Silver Standard Resources”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elemental Royalty	$43.64 million	31.21	$1.77 million	$0.08	264.77
Silver Standard Resources	$1.63 billion	4.59	$395.75 million	$1.10	33.38

Silver Standard Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Elemental Royalty. Silver Standard Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elemental Royalty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Elemental Royalty pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Silver Standard Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Elemental Royalty pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Silver Standard Resources pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Elemental Royalty and Silver Standard Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elemental Royalty	0	2	1	0	2.33
Silver Standard Resources	0	2	8	1	2.91

Elemental Royalty presently has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.79%. Silver Standard Resources has a consensus price target of $42.40, suggesting a potential upside of 15.47%. Given Elemental Royalty’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Elemental Royalty is more favorable than Silver Standard Resources.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Elemental Royalty and Silver Standard Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elemental Royalty	4.01%	0.53%	0.46%
Silver Standard Resources	12.30%	16.17%	11.84%

Summary

Silver Standard Resources beats Elemental Royalty on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Elemental Royalty

Elemental Royalty Corporation engages in the acquisition and generation of precious metal royalties. The company holds royalties in gold, silver, and copper projects. It operates in North America; South America; Australia; Africa; and internationally. The company was formerly known as Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. and changed its name to Elemental Royalty Corporation in November 2025. 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.