Reviewing Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM) & Tamino Minerals (OTCMKTS:TINO)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Tamino Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Silver Standard Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Tamino Minerals and Silver Standard Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamino Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Silver Standard Resources	1	6	2	1	2.30

Silver Standard Resources has a consensus target price of $20.60, suggesting a potential downside of 9.93%. Given Tamino Minerals’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tamino Minerals is more favorable than Silver Standard Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tamino Minerals and Silver Standard Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tamino Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Silver Standard Resources	$995.62 million	4.66	-$261.28 million	$1.04	21.99

Tamino Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Silver Standard Resources.

Volatility & Risk

Tamino Minerals has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tamino Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Silver Standard Resources	15.36%	6.46%	4.64%

Summary

Silver Standard Resources beats Tamino Minerals on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tamino Minerals

Tamino Minerals, Inc. operates as a mineral exploration and development company. The company explores for gold, copper, lead, silver, lithium, and zinc deposits. It holds a portfolio of properties located in Mexico. The company was formerly known as Entertainment Games, Inc. and changed its name to Tamino Minerals, Inc. in March 2013. Tamino Minerals, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Hermosillo, Mexico.

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.