OceanaGold (OGC) Competitors

Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) and OceanaGold (TSE:OGC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is PAAS or OGC more profitable?

OceanaGold has a net margin of 5.86% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of -1.78%. OceanaGold's return on equity of 3.82% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%
OceanaGold	5.86%	3.82%	2.63%

Does the media refer more to PAAS or OGC?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 1 more articles in the media than OceanaGold. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Pan American Silver and 5 mentions for OceanaGold. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat OceanaGold's score of -0.08 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OceanaGold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PAAS or OGC?

OceanaGold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OceanaGold, 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
Pan American Silver	C$1.88B	4.73	-C$33.47M	-C$0.19	-186.58
OceanaGold	C$734.01M	2.71	C$42.98M	C$0.12	32.44

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PAAS or OGC?

62.0% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of OceanaGold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of OceanaGold shares are held by company 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, PAAS or OGC?

Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OceanaGold has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PAAS or OGC?

Pan American Silver presently has a consensus target price of C$47.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.78%. OceanaGold has a consensus target price of C$5.33, indicating a potential upside of 33.13%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than OceanaGold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
OceanaGold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAAS or OGC?

Pan American Silver received 249 more outperform votes than OceanaGold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.61% of users gave Pan American Silver an outperform vote while only 36.84% of users gave OceanaGold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pan American Silver	Outperform Votes 263 67.61%	Underperform Votes 126 32.39%
OceanaGold	Outperform Votes 14 36.84%	Underperform Votes 24 63.16%

Is PAAS or OGC a better dividend stock?

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. OceanaGold pays an annual dividend of C$0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Pan American Silver pays out -289.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OceanaGold pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Pan American Silver is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

OceanaGold beats Pan American Silver on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.