B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) vs. Orla Mining (OTCMKTS:ORRLF) Critical Review

Orla Mining (OTCMKTS:ORRLF) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Orla Mining and B2Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orla Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
B2Gold	1	5	2	1	2.33

B2Gold has a consensus price target of $4.3125, suggesting a potential upside of 14.69%. Given B2Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Orla Mining.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Orla Mining and B2Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orla Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
B2Gold	$2.17 billion	2.29	$10.10 million	($0.35)	-10.74

B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Orla Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Orla Mining and B2Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orla Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

B2Gold beats Orla Mining on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orla Mining

Orla Mining Ltd., a mineral exploration and development company, acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, zinc, lead, and copper deposits. It owns 100% interest in the Camino Rojo project that consists of eight concessions covering approximately 160,000 hectares located in Zacatecas, Mexico; and Cerro Quema gold project located in the Azuero Peninsula, Panama. The company also holds an option agreement to acquire 100% interest in the Monitor Gold project covering approximately 2,800 hectares located in Nye County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Red Mile Minerals Corp. and changed its name to Orla Mining Ltd. in June 2015. Orla Mining Ltd. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About B2Gold

B2Gold Corp. operates as a gold producer company. It operates the Fekola Mine in Mali, the Masbate Mine in the Philippines, and the Otjikoto Mine in Namibia. The company also has an 100% interest in the Gramalote gold project in Colombia; 24% interest in the Calibre Mining Corp.; and approximately 19% interest in BeMetals Corp. In addition, it has a portfolio of other evaluation and exploration assets in Mali and Finland. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.