Contrasting Golden Minerals (NYSE:AUMN) and Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF)

Golden Minerals (NYSE:AUMN) and Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Golden Minerals and Osisko Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00
Osisko Mining	0	0	1	0	3.00

Golden Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 435.71%. Osisko Mining has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.28%. Given Golden Minerals’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Golden Minerals is more favorable than Osisko Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Golden Minerals and Osisko Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Minerals	N/A	-1,051.75%	-57.22%
Osisko Mining	N/A	-0.50%	-0.41%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Golden Minerals and Osisko Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Minerals	$12.00 million	0.35	-$9.23 million	($0.52)	-0.54
Osisko Mining	N/A	N/A	$165.48 million	$0.42	8.36

Osisko Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Golden Minerals. Golden Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Osisko Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.4% of Golden Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Golden Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Osisko Mining beats Golden Minerals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Golden Minerals

Golden Minerals Company, a precious metals exploration company explores for mineral properties in Argentina, Nevada, and Mexico. It explores for gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, and other minerals. The company was formerly known as Apex Silver Mines Limited and changed its name to Golden Minerals Company in March 2009. Golden Minerals Company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.

About Osisko Mining

Osisko Mining Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious mineral deposits in Canada. The company primarily explores for gold deposits. It holds interest in the Windfall Lake Project, Quévillon Osborne Project, and Urban-Barry Project located in Québec, Canada; and Phoenix Properties located in Québec, Canada. The company was formerly known as Oban Mining Corporation and changed its name to Osisko Mining Inc. in June 2016. Osisko Mining Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.