Head-To-Head Review: Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) & Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRM)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.3% of Silver Standard Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Silver Standard Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Silver Standard Resources has a beta of -0.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Silver Standard Resources and Lifezone Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silver Standard Resources	0	1	8	1	3.00
Lifezone Metals	1	0	1	0	2.00

Silver Standard Resources currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.39%. Lifezone Metals has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 71.44%. Given Lifezone Metals’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Silver Standard Resources.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Silver Standard Resources	$1.63 billion	3.52	$395.75 million	$1.85	15.28
Lifezone Metals	$140,000.00	N/A	-$46.31 million	($4.67)	-0.87

Silver Standard Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals. Lifezone Metals 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 Silver Standard Resources and Lifezone Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silver Standard Resources	24.28%	10.40%	7.35%
Lifezone Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Silver Standard Resources beats Lifezone Metals on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Lifezone Metals

Lifezone Metals Limited engages in the extraction and refining of metals. It supplies lower-carbon and sulfur dioxide emission metals to the battery storage, EV, and hydrogen markets. The company’s products include nickel, copper, and cobalt. Its flagship project is the Kabanga nickel project in North-West Tanzania. The company is based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.