Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF) & Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM) Head-To-Head Contrast

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Osisko Mining and Fortuna Silver Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osisko Mining	0	0	1	0	3.00
Fortuna Silver Mines	0	1	0	0	2.00

Osisko Mining currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 64.71%. Fortuna Silver Mines has a consensus price target of $7.63, indicating a potential upside of 66.12%. Given Fortuna Silver Mines’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fortuna Silver Mines is more favorable than Osisko Mining.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Osisko Mining and Fortuna Silver Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osisko Mining	N/A	-1.00%	-0.81%
Fortuna Silver Mines	-5.99%	5.03%	3.34%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Osisko Mining and Fortuna Silver Mines’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Osisko Mining	N/A	N/A	$165.48 million	$0.42	5.06
Fortuna Silver Mines	$842.43 million	1.67	-$50.84 million	($0.16)	-28.69

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

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.

About Fortuna Silver Mines

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. engages in the precious and base metal mining in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Côte d'Ivoire. It operates through Mansfield, Sanu, Sango, Cuzcatlan, Bateas, and Corporate segments. The company primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold. Its flagship project is the Séguéla gold mine, which consists of approximately 62,000 hectares and is located in the Worodougou Region of the Woroba District, Côte d'Ivoire. The company was formerly known as Fortuna Ventures Inc. and changed its name to Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. in June 2005. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.