OceanaGold (OGC) Competitors

OceanaGold (TSE:OGC) and Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts prefer OGC or LUG?

OceanaGold presently has a consensus target price of C$22.79, indicating a potential downside of 19.17%. Lundin Gold has a consensus target price of C$58.95, indicating a potential downside of 33.12%. Given OceanaGold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe OceanaGold is more favorable than Lundin Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OceanaGold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Lundin Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Is OGC or LUG more profitable?

Lundin Gold has a net margin of 29.56% compared to OceanaGold's net margin of 5.86%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 29.88% beat OceanaGold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OceanaGold	5.86%	3.82%	2.63%
Lundin Gold	29.56%	29.88%	17.59%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OGC or LUG?

45.2% of OceanaGold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Lundin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of OceanaGold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OGC or LUG?

Lundin Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OceanaGold. OceanaGold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lundin Gold, 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
OceanaGold	C$1.56B	4.16	C$42.98M	C$1.58	17.84
Lundin Gold	C$1.47B	14.43	C$215.94M	C$2.54	34.70

Does the media refer more to OGC or LUG?

In the previous week, Lundin Gold had 2 more articles in the media than OceanaGold. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Lundin Gold and 7 mentions for OceanaGold. OceanaGold's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Lundin Gold's score of 0.57 indicating that OceanaGold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OceanaGold	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lundin Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, OGC or LUG?

OceanaGold has a beta of 0.991085, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.148909, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OGC or LUG a better dividend stock?

OceanaGold pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Lundin Gold pays an annual dividend of C$1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. OceanaGold pays out 5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lundin Gold pays out 45.3% 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.

Summary

Lundin Gold beats OceanaGold on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.