Reviewing Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) and Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF)

Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) and Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.22, meaning that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orosur Mining has a beta of 8.78, meaning that its share price is 778% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Triple Flag Precious Metals and Orosur Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triple Flag Precious Metals	0	5	6	1	2.67
Orosur Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Triple Flag Precious Metals presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.38%. Given Triple Flag Precious Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Triple Flag Precious Metals is more favorable than Orosur Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Triple Flag Precious Metals and Orosur Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Triple Flag Precious Metals	59.43%	9.56%	9.34%
Orosur Mining	N/A	-517.15%	-35.12%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Triple Flag Precious Metals and Orosur Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Triple Flag Precious Metals	$344.00 million	20.80	-$23.08 million	$1.01	34.29
Orosur Mining	N/A	N/A	$9.94 million	$0.06	5.17

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Triple Flag Precious Metals beats Orosur Mining on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Triple Flag Precious Metals

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., a precious-metals-focused streaming and royalty company, engages in acquiring and managing precious metals, streams, royalties and other mineral interests in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Honduras, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, the United States, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of streams and royalties providing exposure to gold, silver, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead. It holds a royalty interest in the Beta Hunt mine located in Pert, Wester Australia; the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine located in Mexico; the El Mochito polymetallic mine located in north-western Honduras; and La Colorada polymetallic mine located in Mexico. Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Orosur Mining

Orosur Mining Inc. engages in identifying and advancing mineral projects in South America. Its flagship project is the Anzá gold project located in the Middle Cauca Belt in northern Colombia. The company was formerly known as Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Orosur Mining Inc. in January 2010. Orosur Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Toronto, Canada.