Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) versus Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) Financial Review

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.2% of Osisko Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Osisko Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Osisko Development and Endeavour Silver, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Osisko Development and Endeavour Silver’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

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.

Summary

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

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.

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.