Civitas Social Housing (LON:CSH) and Hochschild Mining (LON:HOC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Dividends
Civitas Social Housing pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hochschild Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Civitas Social Housing pays out 1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hochschild Mining pays out 1.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Civitas Social Housing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Civitas Social Housing and Hochschild Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Civitas Social Housing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Hochschild Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Civitas Social Housing and Hochschild Mining's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Civitas Social Housing | £42.79 million | 16.06 | N/A | GBX 4.30 | 25.70 |
Hochschild Mining | £621.83 million | 1.67 | N/A | GBX 3 | 67.53 |
Civitas Social Housing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hochschild Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Civitas Social Housing and Hochschild Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Civitas Social Housing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Hochschild Mining | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Civitas Social Housing currently has a consensus target price of GBX 116.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.14%. Hochschild Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 209, indicating a potential upside of 3.47%. Given Civitas Social Housing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Civitas Social Housing is more favorable than Hochschild Mining.
Summary
Civitas Social Housing beats Hochschild Mining on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.