Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM) Competitors

Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM) and Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE:OR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor FSM or OR?

In the previous week, Fortuna Silver Mines had 5 more articles in the media than Osisko Gold Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Fortuna Silver Mines and 13 mentions for Osisko Gold Royalties. Osisko Gold Royalties' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Fortuna Silver Mines' score of 0.58 indicating that Osisko Gold Royalties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fortuna Silver Mines	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Osisko Gold Royalties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSM or OR?

Fortuna Silver Mines received 89 more outperform votes than Osisko Gold Royalties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.08% of users gave Osisko Gold Royalties an outperform vote while only 52.97% of users gave Fortuna Silver Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fortuna Silver Mines	Outperform Votes 339 52.97%	Underperform Votes 301 47.03%
Osisko Gold Royalties	Outperform Votes 250 57.08%	Underperform Votes 188 42.92%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FSM or OR?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortuna Silver Mines	$1.06B	1.85	-$50.84M	$0.41	15.59
Osisko Gold Royalties	$191.16M	22.72	-$35.81M	$0.09	258.33

Which has more risk & volatility, FSM or OR?

Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Gold Royalties has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FSM or OR?

33.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FSM or OR more profitable?

Osisko Gold Royalties has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Fortuna Silver Mines' net margin of 2.45%. Fortuna Silver Mines' return on equity of 10.08% beat Osisko Gold Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortuna Silver Mines	2.45%	10.08%	6.87%
Osisko Gold Royalties	8.50%	7.94%	6.94%

Do analysts rate FSM or OR?

Fortuna Silver Mines currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.55%. Osisko Gold Royalties has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.08%. Given Fortuna Silver Mines' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fortuna Silver Mines is more favorable than Osisko Gold Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortuna Silver Mines	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Osisko Gold Royalties beats Fortuna Silver Mines on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.