Reviewing Newmont (NYSE:NEM) and Orla Mining (OTCMKTS:ORRLF)

Orla Mining (OTCMKTS:ORRLF) and Newmont (NYSE:NEM) are both mining companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Orla Mining and Newmont’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orla Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Newmont	17.92%	13.52%	7.16%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Orla Mining and Newmont, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orla Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Newmont	1	7	8	2	2.61

Newmont has a consensus price target of $53.16, indicating a potential upside of 21.15%. Given Newmont’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Newmont is more favorable than Orla Mining.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Orla Mining and Newmont”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orla Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Newmont	$18.68 billion	2.65	-$2.49 billion	$2.93	14.98

Orla Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newmont.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

68.8% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Newmont shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Newmont beats Orla Mining on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orla Mining

Orla Mining Ltd., a mineral exploration and development company, acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, zinc, lead, and copper deposits. It owns 100% interest in the Camino Rojo project that consists of eight concessions covering approximately 160,000 hectares located in Zacatecas, Mexico; and Cerro Quema gold project located in the Azuero Peninsula, Panama. The company also holds an option agreement to acquire 100% interest in the Monitor Gold project covering approximately 2,800 hectares located in Nye County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Red Mile Minerals Corp. and changed its name to Orla Mining Ltd. in June 2015. Orla Mining Ltd. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Newmont

Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.