K92 Mining (KNT) Competitors

K92 Mining (TSE:KNT) and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSE:OR) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Is KNT or OR more profitable?

K92 Mining has a net margin of 24.76% compared to Osisko Gold Royalties' net margin of -22.14%. K92 Mining's return on equity of 20.37% beat Osisko Gold Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
K92 Mining	24.76%	20.37%	7.49%
Osisko Gold Royalties	-22.14%	-3.30%	1.43%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KNT or OR?

K92 Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Osisko Gold Royalties. Osisko Gold Royalties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K92 Mining, 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
K92 Mining	C$217.76M	11.63	C$53.92M	C$0.45	33.15
Osisko Gold Royalties	C$248.46M	32.10	-C$55.01M	-C$0.29	-145.10

Which has more risk & volatility, KNT or OR?

K92 Mining has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Gold Royalties has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KNT or OR?

Osisko Gold Royalties has a consensus price target of C$38.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.25%. Given Osisko Gold Royalties' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Osisko Gold Royalties is more favorable than K92 Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
K92 Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

57.2% of K92 Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of K92 Mining 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor KNT or OR?

In the previous week, K92 Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Osisko Gold Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for K92 Mining and 8 mentions for Osisko Gold Royalties. K92 Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Osisko Gold Royalties' score of 0.00 indicating that K92 Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
K92 Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 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)	Neutral

Summary

K92 Mining beats Osisko Gold Royalties on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.