Reviewing Taseko Mines (NYSE:TGB) and Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF)

Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF) and Taseko Mines (NYSE:TGB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Osisko Mining and Taseko Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osisko Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Taseko Mines	0	1	2	0	2.67

Taseko Mines has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.38%. Given Taseko Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Osisko Mining.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.9% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Osisko Mining and Taseko Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osisko Mining	N/A	-0.50%	-0.41%
Taseko Mines	-2.09%	12.04%	2.89%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Osisko Mining	N/A	N/A	$165.48 million	$0.42	8.36
Taseko Mines	$578.65 million	2.81	$61.28 million	($0.06)	-75.50

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

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Osisko Mining on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Taseko Mines

Taseko Mines Limited, a mining company, acquires, develops, and operates mineral properties. It explores for copper, molybdenum, gold, niobium, and silver deposits. The company’s principal asset comprises 100% interest owned the Gibraltar mine located in British Columbia. It also holds interest in the Yellowhead copper project, the Aley niobium project, and the New Prosperity gold and copper project located in British Columbia; and the Florence copper project located in Arizona. Taseko Mines Limited was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.