Head-To-Head Comparison: Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) & Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM)

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) and Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Silver Standard Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	2	5	0	0	1.71
Silver Standard Resources	0	2	8	1	2.91

Alpha Metallurgical Resources currently has a consensus price target of $176.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.58%. Silver Standard Resources has a consensus price target of $42.40, indicating a potential upside of 18.37%. Given Silver Standard Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Silver Standard Resources is more favorable than Alpha Metallurgical Resources.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Silver Standard Resources”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	$2.13 billion	1.02	-$61.69 million	($3.58)	-47.93
Silver Standard Resources	$1.63 billion	4.43	$395.75 million	$1.10	32.56

Silver Standard Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Alpha Metallurgical Resources 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Metallurgical Resources	-2.23%	-2.99%	-2.01%
Silver Standard Resources	12.30%	16.17%	11.84%

Volatility and Risk

Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Silver Standard Resources beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpha Metallurgical Resources

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., a mining company, produces, processes, and sells met and thermal coal in Virginia and West Virginia. The company offers metallurgical coal products. It operates twenty-two active mines and nine coal preparation and load-out facilities. The company was formerly known as Contura Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. in February 2021. Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, Tennessee.

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.