Head-To-Head Survey: Newmont (NYSE:NEM) & Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Osisko Development and Newmont, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osisko Development	0	0	0	0	0.00
Newmont	1	7	8	2	2.61

Newmont has a consensus price target of $53.37, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. Given Newmont’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Newmont is more favorable than Osisko Development.

Volatility and Risk

Osisko Development has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.2% of Osisko Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Newmont shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Osisko Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Osisko Development	$23.43 million	8.72	-$134.73 million	($1.81)	-0.83
Newmont	$11.81 billion	4.51	-$2.49 billion	($1.52)	-30.81

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osisko Development	-1,817.64%	-11.51%	-8.41%
Newmont	-7.03%	9.80%	5.18%

Summary

Newmont beats Osisko Development on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Newmont

Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.