DRDGOLD (DRD) Competitors

DRDGOLD (NYSE:DRD) and OR Royalties (NYSE:OR) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DRD or OR?

14.7% of DRDGOLD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of OR Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DRDGOLD shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DRD or OR?

DRDGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than OR Royalties. DRDGOLD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OR Royalties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DRDGOLD	$7.07B	0.36	$123.57M	$1.26	23.61
OR Royalties	$191.16M	39.78	$16.27M	$0.37	109.22

Does the media prefer DRD or OR?

In the previous week, OR Royalties had 12 more articles in the media than DRDGOLD. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for OR Royalties and 1 mentions for DRDGOLD. DRDGOLD's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat OR Royalties' score of 0.35 indicating that DRDGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DRDGOLD	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OR Royalties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DRD or OR a better dividend stock?

DRDGOLD pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. OR Royalties pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. DRDGOLD pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OR Royalties pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. OR Royalties has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. DRDGOLD is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is DRD or OR more profitable?

OR Royalties has a net margin of 35.25% compared to DRDGOLD's net margin of 0.00%. OR Royalties' return on equity of 8.56% beat DRDGOLD's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DRDGOLD	N/A	N/A	N/A
OR Royalties	35.25%	8.56%	7.54%

Do analysts prefer DRD or OR?

DRDGOLD presently has a consensus price target of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.54%. OR Royalties has a consensus price target of $31.75, indicating a potential downside of 21.43%. Given DRDGOLD's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DRDGOLD is more favorable than OR Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DRDGOLD	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
OR Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, DRD or OR?

DRDGOLD has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OR Royalties has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DRDGOLD and OR Royalties tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.