Contrasting McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUX) & Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for McEwen Mining and Osisko Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McEwen Mining	0	0	2	0	3.00
Osisko Mining	0	0	1	0	3.00

McEwen Mining presently has a consensus target price of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 75.36%. Osisko Mining has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.28%. Given McEwen Mining’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe McEwen Mining is more favorable than Osisko Mining.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares McEwen Mining and Osisko Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McEwen Mining	$166.23 million	2.84	$55.30 million	$2.19	4.07
Osisko Mining	N/A	N/A	$165.48 million	$0.42	8.36

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

17.0% of McEwen Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of McEwen Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares McEwen Mining and Osisko Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McEwen Mining	51.31%	20.77%	15.70%
Osisko Mining	N/A	-0.50%	-0.41%

Summary

McEwen Mining beats Osisko Mining on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About McEwen Mining

McEwen Mining Inc. engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of gold and silver. It also explores for copper deposits. The company owns 100% interests in the El Gallo and Fenix projects located in Mexico; and the Black Fox Mine and Stock Mill, Grey Fox, and Froome and Tamarack properties in Canada. It also owns interests in the Fuller, Davidson-Tisdale, Buffalo Ankerite, and Paymaster exploration properties located in Canada; and a 49% interest in the San José mine located in Argentina. In addition, the company owns 100% interests in the Gold Bar and Tonkin properties located in Eureka County, Nevada; and interests in the Los Azules copper project located in the cordilleran region in the province of San Juan, Argentina. The company was formerly known as US Gold Corporation and changed its name to McEwen Mining Inc. in January 2012. McEwen Mining Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.