Head-To-Head Survey: Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) & Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK)

Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) and Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Endeavour Silver and Osisko Development, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Silver	0	0	3	0	3.00
Osisko Development	0	1	0	0	2.00

Endeavour Silver currently has a consensus price target of $6.58, indicating a potential upside of 158.68%. Given Endeavour Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Endeavour Silver is more favorable than Osisko Development.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Endeavour Silver and Osisko Development’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Endeavour Silver	$205.46 million	2.98	$6.12 million	$0.02	127.31
Osisko Development	$23.43 million	7.93	-$134.73 million	($1.60)	-1.38

Endeavour Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Osisko Development. Osisko Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Development has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Endeavour Silver and Osisko Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavour Silver	2.98%	2.28%	1.83%
Osisko Development	-570.64%	-6.24%	-4.72%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of Osisko Development shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Osisko Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats Osisko Development on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver Corp., a silver mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Chile and the United States. It explores for gold and silver deposits, and precious metals. The company was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name to Endeavour Silver Corp. in September 2004. Endeavour Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Osisko Development

Osisko Development Corp., a gold development company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metals resource properties in North America. The company's flagship asset is the Cariboo Gold Project covering an area of 155,089 hectares consisting of 415 mineral titles located in British Columbia, Canada. It also holds a portfolio of marketable securities. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.