Contrasting Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) and Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF)

Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) and Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Timberline Resources and Osisko Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timberline Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Osisko Mining	0	0	1	0	3.00

Osisko Mining has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.28%. Given Osisko Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Osisko Mining is more favorable than Timberline Resources.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Timberline Resources	N/A	N/A	-$2.18 million	N/A	N/A
Osisko Mining	N/A	N/A	$165.48 million	$0.42	8.36

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Timberline Resources	N/A	-9.49%	-9.18%
Osisko Mining	N/A	-0.50%	-0.41%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.4% of Timberline Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Timberline Resources shares are held 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.

Summary

Osisko Mining beats Timberline Resources on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Timberline Resources

Timberline Resources Corporation explores, evaluates, acquires, and develops mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company's flagship property is the Eureka project, which covers an area of approximately 18,464 acres located in the southern part of the Eureka mining district, Nevada. It also holds interest in the Paiute project covering an area of approximately 1,346 acres located in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander and Humboldt Counties, Nevada; Seven Troughs project covers 3900 acres in Lovelock in Pershing County, Nevada; and acquires Wolfpack Gold properties. The company was formerly known as Silver Crystal Mines, Inc. and changed its name to Timberline Resources Corporation in February 2004. Timberline Resources Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Hayden, Idaho.

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.