Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI) Competitors

Fortuna Silver Mines (TSE:FVI) and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSE:OR) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Is FVI or OR more profitable?

Fortuna Silver Mines has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Osisko Gold Royalties' net margin of -22.14%. Fortuna Silver Mines' return on equity of 1.91% beat Osisko Gold Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortuna Silver Mines	2.45%	1.91%	3.61%
Osisko Gold Royalties	-22.14%	-3.30%	1.43%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FVI or OR?

Fortuna Silver Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Osisko Gold Royalties. Osisko Gold Royalties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Silver Mines, 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
Fortuna Silver Mines	C$717.29M	3.22	C$17.54M	C$0.11	92.75
Osisko Gold Royalties	C$248.46M	32.10	-C$55.01M	-C$0.29	-145.10

Which has more volatility and risk, FVI or OR?

Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Gold Royalties has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FVI or OR?

54.6% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FVI or OR?

In the previous week, Osisko Gold Royalties had 6 more articles in the media than Fortuna Silver Mines. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Osisko Gold Royalties and 2 mentions for Fortuna Silver Mines. Osisko Gold Royalties' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Fortuna Silver Mines' score of 0.37 indicating that Osisko Gold Royalties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fortuna Silver Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FVI or OR?

Fortuna Silver Mines currently has a consensus target price of C$7.00, indicating a potential downside of 33.01%. Osisko Gold Royalties has a consensus target price of C$38.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.25%. Given Osisko Gold Royalties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Osisko Gold Royalties is more favorable than Fortuna Silver Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortuna Silver Mines	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Fortuna Silver Mines beats Osisko Gold Royalties on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.