Osisko Gold Royalties (OR) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & 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	49.98	-C$55.01M	C$0.42	135.33
Pan American Silver	C$3.12B	7.58	-C$33.47M	C$1.45	38.59

Which has more risk & volatility, OR or PAAS?

Osisko Gold Royalties has a beta of 1.181378, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.219503, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do analysts recommend OR or PAAS?

Osisko Gold Royalties currently has a consensus target price of C$41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 27.87%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of C$53.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.38%. Given Pan American Silver's stronger consensus rating and 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor OR or PAAS?

In the previous week, Osisko Gold Royalties had 4 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Osisko Gold Royalties and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. Osisko Gold Royalties' average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.00 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pan American Silver	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OR or PAAS?

71.9% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 0.3%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats Osisko Gold Royalties on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.