Contrasting B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) & Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF)

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for B2Gold and Osisko Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	1	3	1	1	2.33
Osisko Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

B2Gold presently has a consensus price target of $4.25, suggesting a potential downside of 20.86%. Given B2Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Osisko Mining.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%
Osisko Mining	N/A	-0.50%	-0.41%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares B2Gold and Osisko Mining”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B2Gold	$2.17 billion	3.27	$10.10 million	($0.35)	-15.34
Osisko Mining	N/A	N/A	$165.48 million	$0.42	8.36

Osisko Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B2Gold. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Osisko Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

B2Gold beats Osisko Mining on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Osisko Mining

Osisko Mining Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious mineral deposits in Canada. The company primarily explores for gold deposits. It holds interest in the Windfall Lake Project, Quévillon Osborne Project, and Urban-Barry Project located in Québec, Canada; and Phoenix Properties located in Québec, Canada. The company was formerly known as Oban Mining Corporation and changed its name to Osisko Mining Inc. in June 2016. Osisko Mining Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.