Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) Head-To-Head Comparison

Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Osisko Development and Royal Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Osisko Development	$3.33 million	278.43	-$63.01 million	($1.11)	-3.27
Royal Gold	$719.40 million	29.80	$332.02 million	$7.28	34.89

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Osisko Development and Royal Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osisko Development	1	0	2	1	2.75
Royal Gold	1	2	8	0	2.64

Royal Gold has a consensus target price of $234.60, indicating a potential downside of 7.63%. Given Royal Gold’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Osisko Development.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.2% of Osisko Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Osisko Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Osisko Development has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osisko Development	N/A	-21.34%	-12.57%
Royal Gold	55.99%	14.14%	12.42%

Summary

Royal Gold 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 Royal Gold

Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires and manages precious metal streams, royalties, and related interests. The company engages in acquiring stream and royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production, development, or in the exploration stage in exchange for stream or royalty interests, which primarily consists of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, and other metals. Its stream and royalty interests on properties are located in the United States, Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Africa, Mexico, Botswana, and internationally. Royal Gold, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.