OceanaGold (OGC) Competitors

OceanaGold (TSE:OGC) and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor OGC or WPM?

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 2 more articles in the media than OceanaGold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 1 mentions for OceanaGold. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat OceanaGold's score of 0.14 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OceanaGold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer OGC or WPM?

OceanaGold currently has a consensus price target of C$20.58, suggesting a potential downside of 13.30%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of C$110.86, suggesting a potential downside of 16.12%. Given OceanaGold's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe OceanaGold is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OceanaGold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.22

Is OGC or WPM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to OceanaGold's net margin of 5.86%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat OceanaGold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OceanaGold	5.86%	3.82%	2.63%
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.56%	5.35%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OGC or WPM?

57.5% of OceanaGold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of OceanaGold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OGC or WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than OceanaGold. Wheaton Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OceanaGold, 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$734.01M	16.07	C$42.98M	C$0.12	192.52
Wheaton Precious Metals	C$851.18M	49.24	C$426.03M	C$1.92	68.77

Which has more volatility and risk, OGC or WPM?

OceanaGold has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OGC or WPM a better dividend stock?

OceanaGold pays an annual dividend of C$0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. OceanaGold pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.7% 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

Wheaton Precious Metals beats OceanaGold on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.