Head to Head Survey: Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) and Austin Gold (NYSE:AUST)

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

Profitability

This table compares Osisko Development and Austin Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osisko Development	-551.51%	-3.49%	-2.63%
Austin Gold	N/A	-35.82%	-34.68%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Osisko Development and Austin Gold’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Osisko Development	$29.94 million	5.30	-$134.73 million	($1.45)	-1.28
Austin Gold	N/A	N/A	-$4.00 million	($0.32)	-3.75

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

Risk & Volatility

Osisko Development has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Austin Gold has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.2% of Osisko Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Austin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Osisko Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 70.7% of Austin Gold shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Osisko Development and Austin Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osisko Development	0	1	0	0	2.00
Austin Gold	0	0	1	0	3.00

Austin Gold has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 150.00%. Given Austin Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Austin Gold is more favorable than Osisko Development.

Summary

Austin Gold beats Osisko Development on 9 of the 13 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 Austin Gold

Austin Gold Corp., a gold exploration company, focuses on the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral property interests in Nevada. The company holds interest in Kelly Creek Project located in the Kelly Creek Basin, in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada; Fourmile Basin Project that comprises various unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 6410 acres located in Nye County; the Lone Mountain Project consisting of various unpatented lode mining and patented mining claims located near Lone Mountain in Elko County. It also holds interest in the Miller Project consisting various unpatented lode mining claims located in Elko County in Nevada. Austin Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.