Financial Comparison: Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) vs. Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM)

Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Orosur Mining and Triple Flag Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orosur Mining	N/A	-517.15%	-35.12%
Triple Flag Precious Metals	59.43%	9.56%	9.34%

Risk & Volatility

Orosur Mining has a beta of 8.78, suggesting that its share price is 778% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Orosur Mining and Triple Flag Precious Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orosur Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Triple Flag Precious Metals	0	5	6	1	2.67

Triple Flag Precious Metals has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.23%. Given Triple Flag Precious Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Triple Flag Precious Metals is more favorable than Orosur Mining.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orosur Mining and Triple Flag Precious Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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	4.96
Triple Flag Precious Metals	$268.99 million	25.38	-$23.08 million	$1.01	32.72

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

Summary

Triple Flag Precious Metals beats Orosur Mining on 11 of the 13 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 Triple Flag Precious Metals

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., a precious-metals-focused streaming and royalty company, engages in acquiring and managing precious metals, streams, royalties and other mineral interests in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Honduras, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, the United States, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of streams and royalties providing exposure to gold, silver, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead. It holds a royalty interest in the Beta Hunt mine located in Pert, Wester Australia; the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine located in Mexico; the El Mochito polymetallic mine located in north-western Honduras; and La Colorada polymetallic mine located in Mexico. Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.