Reviewing Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE:OR) and U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO)

U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) and Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE:OR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for U.S. GoldMining and Osisko Gold Royalties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. GoldMining	0	0	1	0	3.00
Osisko Gold Royalties	0	2	0	0	2.00

U.S. GoldMining currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 276.43%. Osisko Gold Royalties has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.57%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than Osisko Gold Royalties.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of U.S. GoldMining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and Osisko Gold Royalties’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A
Osisko Gold Royalties	$183.20 million	16.18	-$35.81 million	($0.19)	-83.92

U.S. GoldMining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Osisko Gold Royalties.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and Osisko Gold Royalties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Osisko Gold Royalties	-19.34%	6.78%	5.60%

Summary

U.S. GoldMining beats Osisko Gold Royalties on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About U.S. GoldMining

U.S. GoldMining Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in the United States. The company's primary asset is the 100%-owned Whistler exploration property, a gold-copper exploration project comprising mining claims totaling 53,700 acres located in Yentna Mining District, Alaska. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. U.S. GoldMining Inc. operates as a subsidiary of GoldMining Inc.

About Osisko Gold Royalties

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd acquires and manages precious metal and other royalties, streams, and other interests in Canada and internationally. It also owns options on offtake; royalty/stream financings; and exclusive rights to participate in future royalty/stream financings on various projects. The company's primary asset is a 3-5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic complex located in Canada. In addition, it is involved in the exploration, evaluation, and development of mining projects. It primarily explores for precious metals, including gold, silver, diamond, and others. Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.