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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	1.92	£38.41M	£4.69	64.12
Endeavour Mining	£2.86B	2.70	-£423.98M	-£112.73	-22.64

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%

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 1.3%. Endeavour Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 institutionals and insiders believe in HOC or EDV?

48.0% of Hochschild Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Endeavour Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.7% of Hochschild Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Endeavour Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HOC or EDV?

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

Does the media prefer HOC or EDV?

In the previous week, Hochschild Mining had 3 more articles in the media than Endeavour Mining. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hochschild Mining and 2 mentions for Endeavour Mining. Endeavour Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Hochschild Mining's score of 0.38 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Endeavour Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend HOC or EDV?

Hochschild Mining presently has a consensus target price of GBX 322.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.29%. Endeavour Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 3,150, indicating a potential upside of 23.43%. Given Endeavour Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Hochschild Mining beats Endeavour Mining on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.