Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE:OR) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
54.3% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Osisko Gold Royalties has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Osisko Gold Royalties and Endeavour Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Osisko Gold Royalties | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 |
Endeavour Silver | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
Osisko Gold Royalties currently has a consensus price target of $19.9286, suggesting a potential upside of 68.46%. Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of $6.3188, suggesting a potential upside of 50.09%. Given Osisko Gold Royalties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Osisko Gold Royalties is more favorable than Endeavour Silver.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Osisko Gold Royalties and Endeavour Silver's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Osisko Gold Royalties | $295.86 million | 6.68 | $-176,490,000.00 | $0.21 | 56.33 |
Endeavour Silver | $121.72 million | 5.45 | $-48,070,000.00 | ($0.33) | -12.76 |
Endeavour Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Osisko Gold Royalties. Endeavour Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Osisko Gold Royalties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Osisko Gold Royalties and Endeavour Silver's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Osisko Gold Royalties | -80.56% | 2.71% | 2.05% |
Endeavour Silver | -32.64% | -22.17% | -16.61% |
Summary
Osisko Gold Royalties beats Endeavour Silver on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.