Orla Mining (OLA) Competitors

Orla Mining (TSE:OLA) and Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OLA or LUG?

Lundin Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Orla Mining. Orla Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lundin Gold, 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
Orla Mining	C$275.09M	9.22	-C$11.32M	-C$0.05	-158.60
Lundin Gold	C$930.03M	8.05	C$226.03M	C$1.29	24.18

Does the media prefer OLA or LUG?

In the previous week, Lundin Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Orla Mining. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lundin Gold and 4 mentions for Orla Mining. Orla Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Lundin Gold's score of 0.16 indicating that Orla Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orla Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lundin Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer OLA or LUG?

Orla Mining currently has a consensus price target of C$7.85, indicating a potential downside of 1.01%. Lundin Gold has a consensus price target of C$32.55, indicating a potential upside of 4.36%. Given Lundin Gold's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lundin Gold is more favorable than Orla Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orla Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Lundin Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is OLA or LUG more profitable?

Lundin Gold has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Orla Mining's net margin of -4.12%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 22.88% beat Orla Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orla Mining	-4.12%	-2.50%	4.26%
Lundin Gold	24.30%	22.88%	17.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OLA or LUG?

Lundin Gold received 207 more outperform votes than Orla Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.08% of users gave Lundin Gold an outperform vote while only 54.76% of users gave Orla Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orla Mining	Outperform Votes 23 54.76%	Underperform Votes 19 45.24%
Lundin Gold	Outperform Votes 230 58.08%	Underperform Votes 166 41.92%

Which has more volatility and risk, OLA or LUG?

Orla Mining has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OLA or LUG?

47.9% of Orla Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.7% of Orla Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lundin Gold beats Orla Mining on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.