Reviewing Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM)

Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Osisko Development has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Osisko Development and Agnico Eagle Mines”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Osisko Development	$3.33 million	92.74	-$63.01 million	($0.82)	-2.76
Agnico Eagle Mines	$8.29 billion	7.30	$1.90 billion	$4.70	25.56

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

Profitability

This table compares Osisko Development and Agnico Eagle Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osisko Development	N/A	-16.49%	-11.29%
Agnico Eagle Mines	26.48%	12.09%	8.38%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.2% of Osisko Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Osisko Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Osisko Development and Agnico Eagle Mines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osisko Development	0	0	1	0	3.00
Agnico Eagle Mines	0	2	7	4	3.15

Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus target price of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.64%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Osisko Development.

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Osisko Development on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Osisko Development

Osisko Development Corp. acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It explores for gold; and precious and base metals. The company's flagship asset is the Cariboo Gold Project covering an area of approximately 155,000 hectares consisting of 415 mineral titles located in British Columbia, Canada. It also holds a portfolio of marketable securities. Osisko Development Corp. is based in Montréal, Canada.

About Agnico Eagle Mines

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining company, exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It explores for gold. The company's mines are located in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico, with exploration and development activities in Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.