Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate FNV or HMY?

Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus price target of $178.88, suggesting a potential downside of 2.99%. Harmony Gold Mining has a consensus price target of $12.20, suggesting a potential downside of 3.06%. Given Franco-Nevada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Franco-Nevada is more favorable than Harmony Gold Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franco-Nevada	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Harmony Gold Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FNV or HMY?

Franco-Nevada has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Harmony Gold Mining. Harmony Gold Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, 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
Franco-Nevada	$1.11B	31.91	$552.10M	$4.07	45.30
Harmony Gold Mining	$3.31B	2.42	$459.40M	$1.69	7.45

Does the media favor FNV or HMY?

In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 21 more articles in the media than Harmony Gold Mining. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 8 mentions for Harmony Gold Mining. Harmony Gold Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 1.16 indicating that Harmony Gold Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Harmony Gold Mining	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FNV or HMY more profitable?

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 58.82% compared to Harmony Gold Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Franco-Nevada's return on equity of 12.56% beat Harmony Gold Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada	58.82%	12.56%	11.88%
Harmony Gold Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, FNV or HMY?

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FNV or HMY?

77.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FNV or HMY a better dividend stock?

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Harmony Gold Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Franco-Nevada pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Harmony Gold Mining pays out 11.2% 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. Franco-Nevada has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Harmony Gold Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Franco-Nevada beats Harmony Gold Mining on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.