Hochschild Mining (HOC) Competitors

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

Is HOC or EDV 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
Hochschild Mining	3.79%	4.90%	7.11%
Endeavour Mining	-14.83%	-11.19%	3.54%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HOC or EDV?

Hochschild Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Endeavour Mining. Endeavour Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hochschild 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
Hochschild Mining	£1.01B	1.86	£38.41M	£4.69	61.94
Endeavour Mining	£2.86B	2.48	-£423.98M	-£112.73	-20.76

Which has more risk and volatility, HOC or EDV?

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

Do analysts rate HOC or EDV?

Hochschild Mining currently has a consensus target price of GBX 327, suggesting a potential upside of 12.60%. Endeavour Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 3,150, suggesting a potential upside of 34.62%. Given Endeavour Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Endeavour Mining is more favorable than Hochschild Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hochschild Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor HOC or EDV?

In the previous week, Endeavour Mining had 2 more articles in the media than Hochschild Mining. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Endeavour Mining and 2 mentions for Hochschild Mining. Endeavour Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Hochschild Mining's score of 0.15 indicating that Endeavour Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is HOC or EDV a better dividend stock?

Hochschild Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Endeavour Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hochschild Mining pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Endeavour Mining pays out -55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Endeavour Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HOC or EDV?

48.0% of Hochschild Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Endeavour Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 38.7% of Hochschild Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Endeavour Mining shares are held by 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.

Summary

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