Pan African Resources (PAF) Competitors

Hochschild Mining (LON:HOC) and Pan African Resources (LON:PAF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Does the media favor HOC or PAF?

In the previous week, Hochschild Mining had 2 more articles in the media than Pan African Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hochschild Mining and 0 mentions for Pan African Resources. Hochschild Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Pan African Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Hochschild Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hochschild Mining	Positive
Pan African Resources	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HOC or PAF?

48.0% of Hochschild Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Pan African Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 38.7% of Hochschild Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Pan African Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, HOC or PAF?

Hochschild Mining has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan African Resources has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HOC or PAF more profitable?

Pan African Resources has a net margin of 21.95% compared to Hochschild Mining's net margin of 3.79%. Pan African Resources' return on equity of 16.03% beat Hochschild Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hochschild Mining	3.79%	4.90%	7.11%
Pan African Resources	21.95%	16.03%	12.99%

Is HOC or PAF a better dividend stock?

Hochschild Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pan African Resources pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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. Pan African Resources pays out 47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan African Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, HOC or PAF?

Pan African Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hochschild Mining. Pan African Resources 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	1.74	£38.41M	£4.69	57.89
Pan African Resources	£266.93M	3.76	£58.60M	£2.12	21.70

Do analysts recommend HOC or PAF?

Hochschild Mining currently has a consensus price target of GBX 290, suggesting a potential upside of 6.85%. Pan African Resources has a consensus price target of GBX 36.50, suggesting a potential downside of 20.57%. Given Hochschild Mining's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hochschild Mining is more favorable than Pan African Resources.

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
Pan African Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HOC or PAF?

Hochschild Mining and Pan African Resources both received 405 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 76.42% of users gave Pan African Resources an outperform vote while only 45.00% of users gave Hochschild Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hochschild Mining	Outperform Votes 405 45.00%	Underperform Votes 495 55.00%
Pan African Resources	Outperform Votes 405 76.42%	Underperform Votes 125 23.58%

Summary

Pan African Resources beats Hochschild Mining on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.