Comparing Osisko Mining (OTCMKTS:OBNNF) and Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA)

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

Profitability

This table compares Vizsla Silver and Osisko Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.59%	-5.52%
Osisko Mining	N/A	-0.50%	-0.41%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Vizsla Silver and Osisko Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vizsla Silver	0	0	5	0	3.00
Osisko Mining	0	0	1	0	3.00

Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus price target of $4.06, indicating a potential upside of 100.12%. Osisko Mining has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.28%. Given Vizsla Silver’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Osisko Mining.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are held by company 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vizsla Silver and Osisko Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81 million	($0.01)	-203.00
Osisko Mining	N/A	N/A	$165.48 million	$0.42	8.36

Vizsla Silver 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

Osisko Mining beats Vizsla Silver on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vizsla Silver

Vizsla Silver Corp. engages in the exploration, and development of precious and base metal assets. The company explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. It owns 100% interest in the Panuco Project covering an area of 7,189.5 hectares located in located in southern Sinaloa, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Vizsla Resources Corp. and changed its name to Vizsla Silver Corp. in February 2021. Vizsla Silver Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.