Osisko Gold Royalties (OR) Competitors

Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSE:OR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate PAAS or OR?

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.31%. Osisko Gold Royalties has a consensus target price of C$38.33, suggesting a potential downside of 23.03%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Osisko Gold Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor PAAS or OR?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 5 more articles in the media than Osisko Gold Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pan American Silver and 2 mentions for Osisko Gold Royalties. Osisko Gold Royalties' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.42 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
Pan American Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PAAS or OR?

Pan American Silver has a beta of 0.930192, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Gold Royalties has a beta of 0.850278, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAAS or OR more profitable?

Pan American Silver has a net margin of -1.78% compared to Osisko Gold Royalties' net margin of -22.14%. Pan American Silver's return on equity of -1.02% beat Osisko Gold Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%
Osisko Gold Royalties	-22.14%	-3.30%	1.43%

Is PAAS or OR a better dividend stock?

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Osisko Gold Royalties pays an annual dividend of C$0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Pan American Silver pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Osisko Gold Royalties pays out 46.1% 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. Pan American Silver is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PAAS or OR?

Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Osisko Gold Royalties. Pan American 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pan American Silver	C$3.12B	6.88	-C$33.47M	C$1.45	35.03
Osisko Gold Royalties	C$214.00M	43.79	-C$55.01M	C$0.42	118.57

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

44.8% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats Osisko Gold Royalties on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.