Financial Survey: American International Ventures (OTCMKTS:AIVN) and Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV)

American International Ventures (OTCMKTS:AIVN) and Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for American International Ventures and Osisko Development, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American International Ventures	0	0	0	0	N/A
Osisko Development	0	1	1	0	2.50

Risk and Volatility

American International Ventures has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Development has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares American International Ventures and Osisko Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American International Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A
Osisko Development	-570.64%	-6.24%	-4.72%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American International Ventures and Osisko Development’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American International Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Osisko Development	$23.43 million	8.51	-$134.73 million	($1.60)	-1.48

American International Ventures has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Osisko Development.

About American International Ventures

American International Ventures, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and extraction of precious metals, gold, and silver properties located in the Baja California, Mexico. Its flagship mining property is the Mother Lode property located in Baja California, Mexico. The company was formerly known as American Global Enterprises, Inc. and it changed its name to American International Ventures, Inc. in December 2000. American International Ventures, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Lithia, Florida.

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.