Osisko Gold Royalties (OR) Competitors

iA Financial (TSE:IAG) and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSE:OR) are both precious metals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IAG or OR?

48.0% of iA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of iA Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer IAG or OR?

iA Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$145.88, suggesting a potential downside of 2.46%. Osisko Gold Royalties has a consensus price target of C$38.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.12%. Given iA Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe iA Financial is more favorable than Osisko Gold Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iA Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is IAG or OR a better dividend stock?

iA Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Osisko Gold Royalties pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. iA Financial pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Osisko Gold Royalties pays out -88.3% 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.

Does the media refer more to IAG or OR?

In the previous week, Osisko Gold Royalties had 5 more articles in the media than iA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Osisko Gold Royalties and 3 mentions for iA Financial. iA Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Osisko Gold Royalties' score of 0.88 indicating that iA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
iA Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Is IAG or OR more profitable?

iA Financial has a net margin of 6.85% compared to Osisko Gold Royalties' net margin of -22.14%. iA Financial's return on equity of 13.73% beat Osisko Gold Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iA Financial	6.85%	13.73%	0.68%
Osisko Gold Royalties	-22.14%	-3.30%	1.43%

Which has more risk and volatility, IAG or OR?

iA Financial has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Gold Royalties has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, IAG or OR?

iA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Osisko Gold Royalties. Osisko Gold Royalties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iA Financial, 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
iA Financial	C$14.46B	0.97	C$990.15M	C$10.50	14.25
Osisko Gold Royalties	C$248.46M	32.06	-C$55.01M	-C$0.29	-144.90

Summary

iA Financial beats Osisko Gold Royalties on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.