Reviewing Gold Resource (NYSE:GORO) & Orla Mining (OTCMKTS:ORRLF)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Orla Mining and Gold Resource, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orla Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gold Resource	0	0	1	0	3.00

Gold Resource has a consensus price target of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 131.44%. Given Gold Resource’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gold Resource is more favorable than Orla Mining.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

18.4% of Gold Resource shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Gold Resource shares are owned by insiders. 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 Orla Mining and Gold Resource’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
Gold Resource	-61.31%	-35.25%	-16.15%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orla Mining and Gold Resource”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Gold Resource	$73.90 million	0.70	-$16.02 million	($0.49)	-1.10

Orla Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gold Resource.

Summary

Gold Resource beats Orla Mining on 6 of the 9 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 Gold Resource

Gold Resource Corporation engages in the exploration, development, and production of gold and silver projects in Mexico and the United States. The company also explores for copper, lead, and zinc deposits. Its principal assets are the 100% owned Don David gold mine and Back Forty project covering approximately 1,304 hectares located in Menominee county, Michigan. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.