Hycroft Mining (HYMC) Competitors

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HYMC vs. AG, HMY, IAG, SBSW, and OR

Should you buy Hycroft Mining stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hycroft Mining with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Hycroft Mining include First Majestic Silver (AG), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), Iamgold (IAG), Sibanye Gold (SBSW), and OR Royalties (OR). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.

How does Hycroft Mining compare to First Majestic Silver?

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its share price is 172% more volatile than the broader market.

First Majestic Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Hycroft Mining. Hycroft Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Majestic Silver, 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
First Majestic Silver	$1.26B	8.02	$164.92M	$0.60	34.05
Hycroft Mining	N/A	N/A	-$40.66M	-$1.19	N/A

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by 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.

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of $25.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.60%. Given First Majestic Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Hycroft Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

First Majestic Silver has a net margin of 19.51% compared to Hycroft Mining's net margin of 0.00%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of 11.19% beat Hycroft Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	19.51%	11.19%	7.77%
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-65.73%	-33.36%

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 19 more articles in the media than Hycroft Mining. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 5 mentions for Hycroft Mining. Hycroft Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.73 indicating that Hycroft Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hycroft Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Majestic Silver beats Hycroft Mining on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hycroft Mining compare to Harmony Gold Mining?

Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) and Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its share price is 172% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hycroft Mining had 4 more articles in the media than Harmony Gold Mining. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hycroft Mining and 1 mentions for Harmony Gold Mining. Harmony Gold Mining's average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat Hycroft Mining's score of 0.84 indicating that Harmony Gold Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hycroft Mining	Positive
Harmony Gold Mining	Very Positive

Harmony Gold Mining has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.77%. Given Harmony Gold Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Harmony Gold Mining is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hycroft Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Harmony Gold Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Harmony Gold Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hycroft Mining	N/A	N/A	-$40.66M	-$1.19	N/A
Harmony Gold Mining	$4.07B	2.46	$792.56M	N/A	N/A

Harmony Gold Mining's return on equity of 0.00% beat Hycroft Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-65.73%	-33.36%
Harmony Gold Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Harmony Gold Mining beats Hycroft Mining on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hycroft Mining compare to Iamgold?

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) and Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Hycroft Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Iamgold. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hycroft Mining and 4 mentions for Iamgold. Hycroft Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Iamgold's score of 0.78 indicating that Hycroft Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Iamgold	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hycroft Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Iamgold has higher revenue and earnings than Hycroft Mining. Hycroft Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iamgold, 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
Iamgold	$2.85B	3.44	$664.40M	$1.72	9.87
Hycroft Mining	N/A	N/A	-$40.66M	-$1.19	N/A

Iamgold has a net margin of 29.49% compared to Hycroft Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Iamgold's return on equity of 26.65% beat Hycroft Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iamgold	29.49%	26.65%	18.54%
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-65.73%	-33.36%

Iamgold has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the broader market.

Iamgold presently has a consensus price target of $17.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.61%. Given Iamgold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Iamgold is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iamgold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Hycroft Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

47.1% of Iamgold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Iamgold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Iamgold beats Hycroft Mining on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hycroft Mining compare to Sibanye Gold?

Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) and Sibanye Gold (NYSE:SBSW) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Sibanye Gold has a consensus price target of $19.93, suggesting a potential upside of 64.29%. Given Sibanye Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sibanye Gold is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hycroft Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Sibanye Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its share price is 172% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sibanye Gold has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Hycroft Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sibanye Gold.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hycroft Mining	N/A	N/A	-$40.66M	-$1.19	N/A
Sibanye Gold	$129.68B	0.07	-$289.58M	N/A	N/A

7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Sibanye Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sibanye Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Hycroft Mining had 4 more articles in the media than Sibanye Gold. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hycroft Mining and 1 mentions for Sibanye Gold. Hycroft Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Sibanye Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Hycroft Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hycroft Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sibanye Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Sibanye Gold's return on equity of 0.00% beat Hycroft Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-65.73%	-33.36%
Sibanye Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Sibanye Gold beats Hycroft Mining on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hycroft Mining compare to OR Royalties?

Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) and OR Royalties (NYSE:OR) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of OR Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of OR Royalties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

OR Royalties has a net margin of 78.09% compared to Hycroft Mining's net margin of 0.00%. OR Royalties' return on equity of 15.10% beat Hycroft Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-65.73%	-33.36%
OR Royalties	78.09%	15.10%	13.77%

Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its share price is 172% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, OR Royalties has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

OR Royalties has a consensus price target of $46.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.70%. Given OR Royalties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OR Royalties is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hycroft Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
OR Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

OR Royalties has higher revenue and earnings than Hycroft Mining. Hycroft Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OR Royalties, 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
Hycroft Mining	N/A	N/A	-$40.66M	-$1.19	N/A
OR Royalties	$325.29M	20.99	$206.09M	$1.34	27.17

In the previous week, Hycroft Mining and Hycroft Mining both had 5 articles in the media. Hycroft Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat OR Royalties' score of 0.68 indicating that Hycroft Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hycroft Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OR Royalties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

OR Royalties beats Hycroft Mining on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HYMC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Hycroft Mining	MINING Industry	Materials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$3.30B	$9.95B	$4.83B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.58%	4.98%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	-30.39	15.19	23.14	25.27
Price / Sales	N/A	152.30	6,703.10	62.46
Price / Cash	N/A	118.16	27.16	54.86
Price / Book	14.76	4.52	6.98	6.90
Net Income	-$40.66M	$318.87M	$159.16M	$334.66M
7 Day Performance	-5.93%	-5.15%	-1.18%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	-18.13%	-3.92%	-1.07%	-0.18%
1 Year Performance	1,146.90%	132.82%	82.48%	30.62%

Hycroft Mining Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HYMC Hycroft Mining	0.9613 of 5 stars	$36.16 -8.1%	N/A	+1,146.9%	$3.30B	N/A	N/A	100	Gap Down
AG First Majestic Silver	4.6673 of 5 stars	$22.67 -3.9%	$25.00 +10.3%	+263.8%	$11.19B	$1.26B	64.86	5,100	Earnings Report Dividend Increase Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision Gap Down
HMY Harmony Gold Mining	1.7469 of 5 stars	$17.40 -4.1%	$16.00 -8.0%	+8.8%	$11.07B	$4.07B	N/A	34,350	Positive News Gap Down
IAG Iamgold	4.0468 of 5 stars	$18.29 -3.7%	$17.75 -2.9%	+169.1%	$10.61B	$2.85B	10.64	4,391	Analyst Revision Gap Down
SBSW Sibanye Gold	3.3934 of 5 stars	$13.06 -5.6%	$19.93 +52.6%	+156.2%	$9.25B	$7.25B	N/A	57,857	Gap Down

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Hycroft Mining (HYMC) Competitors

HYMC vs. AG, HMY, IAG, SBSW, and OR

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Hycroft Mining (HYMC) Competitors

HYMC vs. AG, HMY, IAG, SBSW, and OR

How does Hycroft Mining compare to First Majestic Silver?

Which has more risk & volatility, AG or HYMC?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AG or HYMC?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AG or HYMC?

Do analysts prefer AG or HYMC?

Is AG or HYMC more profitable?

Does the media favor AG or HYMC?

Summary

How does Hycroft Mining compare to Harmony Gold Mining?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HYMC or HMY?

Which has more volatility & risk, HYMC or HMY?

Does the media refer more to HYMC or HMY?

Do analysts rate HYMC or HMY?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HYMC or HMY?

Is HYMC or HMY more profitable?

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How does Hycroft Mining compare to Iamgold?

Does the media prefer IAG or HYMC?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IAG or HYMC?

Is IAG or HYMC more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, IAG or HYMC?

Do analysts prefer IAG or HYMC?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IAG or HYMC?

Summary

How does Hycroft Mining compare to Sibanye Gold?

Do analysts recommend HYMC or SBSW?

Which has more volatility & risk, HYMC or SBSW?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HYMC or SBSW?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HYMC or SBSW?

Does the media favor HYMC or SBSW?

Is HYMC or SBSW more profitable?

Summary

How does Hycroft Mining compare to OR Royalties?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HYMC or OR?

Is HYMC or OR more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, HYMC or OR?

Do analysts recommend HYMC or OR?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HYMC or OR?

Does the media favor HYMC or OR?

Summary

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HYMC vs. The Competition

Hycroft Mining Competitors List

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