Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) and Seabridge Gold (NYSE:SA) Financial Contrast

Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) and Seabridge Gold (NYSE:SA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Orosur Mining and Seabridge Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orosur Mining	N/A	N/A	-40.39%
Seabridge Gold	N/A	-4.94%	-3.00%

Risk and Volatility

Orosur Mining has a beta of 6.99, suggesting that its stock price is 599% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seabridge Gold has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Orosur Mining and Seabridge Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orosur Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Seabridge Gold	1	1	0	0	1.50

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Orosur Mining and Seabridge Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orosur Mining	N/A	N/A	$9.94 million	$0.06	4.58
Seabridge Gold	N/A	N/A	-$22.80 million	($0.38)	-61.69

Seabridge Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orosur Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.8% of Seabridge Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Seabridge Gold shares are held by company 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

Orosur Mining beats Seabridge Gold on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orosur Mining

Orosur Mining Inc. engages in identifying and advancing mineral projects in South America. Its flagship project is the Anzá gold project located in the Middle Cauca Belt in northern Colombia. The company was formerly known as Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Orosur Mining Inc. in January 2010. Orosur Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Seabridge Gold

Seabridge Gold Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition and exploration of gold properties in North America. The company also explores for gold, copper, silver, and molybdenum deposits. The company was formerly known as Seabridge Resources Inc. and changed its name to Seabridge Gold Inc. in June 2002. Seabridge Gold Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Toronto, Canada.