Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) Competitors

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

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

77.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FNV or HMY more profitable?

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 50.39% compared to Harmony Gold Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Franco-Nevada's return on equity of 11.40% beat Harmony Gold Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada	50.39%	11.40%	10.82%
Harmony Gold Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer FNV or HMY?

In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 9 more articles in the media than Harmony Gold Mining. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 4 mentions for Harmony Gold Mining. Harmony Gold Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 1.02 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Harmony Gold Mining	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 0.9%. Harmony Gold Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franco-Nevada pays out 47.5% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Harmony Gold Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, FNV or HMY?

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & 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	$1.23B	26.90	$552.10M	$3.20	53.47
Harmony Gold Mining	$67.11B	0.15	$459.40M	$1.69	9.40

Do analysts rate FNV or HMY?

Franco-Nevada currently has a consensus target price of $172.13, suggesting a potential upside of 0.60%. Harmony Gold Mining has a consensus target price of $12.20, suggesting a potential downside of 23.20%. Given Franco-Nevada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Harmony Gold Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

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