Head to Head Contrast: Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) and Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV)

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) and Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pan American Silver and Osisko Development”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pan American Silver	$2.82 billion	2.76	-$103.70 million	$0.32	67.06
Osisko Development	$4.56 million	42.96	-$134.73 million	($0.70)	-2.05

Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Osisko Development. Osisko Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pan American Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Pan American Silver and Osisko Development, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0	2	2	0	2.50
Osisko Development	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pan American Silver presently has a consensus target price of $27.92, suggesting a potential upside of 30.09%. Given Pan American Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Osisko Development.

Profitability

This table compares Pan American Silver and Osisko Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	3.98%	6.14%	4.03%
Osisko Development	-1,817.64%	-11.51%	-8.41%

Risk & Volatility

Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Development has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of Osisko Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Osisko Development shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pan American Silver beats Osisko Development on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pan American Silver

Pan American Silver Corp. engages in the exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of silver, gold, zinc, lead, and copper mines in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. The company was formerly known as Pan American Minerals Corp. and changed its name to Pan American Silver Corp. in April 1995. Pan American Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Osisko Development

Osisko Development Corp. acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It explores for gold; and precious and base metals. The company's flagship asset is the Cariboo Gold Project covering an area of approximately 155,000 hectares consisting of 415 mineral titles located in British Columbia, Canada. It also holds a portfolio of marketable securities. Osisko Development Corp. is based in Montréal, Canada.