Hochschild Mining (HOC) Competitors

Endeavour Mining (LON:EDV) and Hochschild Mining (LON:HOC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EDV or HOC?

56.4% of Endeavour Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of Hochschild Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Endeavour Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.6% of Hochschild Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer EDV or HOC?

In the previous week, Endeavour Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Hochschild Mining. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Endeavour Mining and 4 mentions for Hochschild Mining. Hochschild Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Endeavour Mining's score of 0.10 indicating that Hochschild Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Endeavour Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hochschild Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, EDV or HOC?

Endeavour Mining has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hochschild Mining has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EDV or HOC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Endeavour Mining	£3.70B	2.06	-£423.98M	£0.91	3,472.53
Hochschild Mining	£1.08B	1.81	£38.41M	£0.29	1,303.24

Do analysts rate EDV or HOC?

Endeavour Mining presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,150, indicating a potential downside of 0.32%. Hochschild Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 319.29, indicating a potential downside of 15.52%. Given Endeavour Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Endeavour Mining is more favorable than Hochschild Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hochschild Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is EDV or HOC more profitable?

Hochschild Mining has a net margin of 3.79% compared to Endeavour Mining's net margin of -14.83%. Hochschild Mining's return on equity of 4.90% beat Endeavour Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavour Mining	-14.83%	-11.19%	3.54%
Hochschild Mining	3.79%	4.90%	7.11%

Is EDV or HOC a better dividend stock?

Endeavour Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hochschild Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Endeavour Mining pays out 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hochschild Mining pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Endeavour Mining and Hochschild Mining tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.