Osisko Gold Royalties (OR) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OR or PAAS?

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
Osisko Gold Royalties	C$214.00M	44.69	-C$55.01M	C$0.42	121.00
Pan American Silver	C$3.12B	6.94	-C$33.47M	C$1.45	35.33

Is OR or PAAS a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Osisko Gold Royalties pays out 46.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out 27.6% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OR or PAAS?

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

Is OR or PAAS 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
Osisko Gold Royalties	-22.14%	-3.30%	1.43%
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%

Does the media favor OR or PAAS?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 4 more articles in the media than Osisko Gold Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 6 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 0.33 indicating that Osisko Gold Royalties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Pan American Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, OR or PAAS?

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

Do analysts prefer OR or PAAS?

Osisko Gold Royalties currently has a consensus price target of C$38.33, suggesting a potential downside of 24.57%. Pan American Silver has a consensus price target of C$53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.43%. 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
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

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