Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) vs Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRM)

Royal Gold, Inc. and Silver Standard Resources Inc. are both Gold companies. Royal Gold, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $21.4B against $7.3B — 2.9× the size. Royal Gold, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 27.5× against 30.8×. Royal Gold, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 93.5% against 48.4%. Royal Gold, Inc. has the higher net margin (47.8% vs 12.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.57% vs 27.2%). Both pay a dividend; Silver Standard Resources Inc. yields more (2.93% vs 1.38%). Across the 23 metrics below, Silver Standard Resources Inc. leads on 12 and Royal Gold, Inc. on 11.