Novagold Resources Inc. (NG) vs Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRM)

Novagold Resources Inc. and Silver Standard Resources Inc. are both Gold companies. Silver Standard Resources Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $7.3B against $3.2B — 2.3× the size. Novagold Resources Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Silver Standard Resources Inc. trades at 30.8×. Silver Standard Resources Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 48.4% against 18.2%. Silver Standard Resources Inc. has the higher net margin (12.3% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.2% vs −19.1%). Across the 16 metrics below, Silver Standard Resources Inc. leads on 14 and Novagold Resources Inc. on 2.