McEwen Mining (MUX) Competitors

McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUX) and Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, MUX or HL?

McEwen Mining has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hecla Mining has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MUX or HL?

McEwen Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hecla Mining. McEwen Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hecla 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
McEwen Mining	$174.48M	2.39	$55.30M	-$0.86	-8.99
Hecla Mining	$929.93M	3.84	$35.80M	$0.05	112.90

Is MUX or HL a better dividend stock?

McEwen Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hecla Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. McEwen Mining pays out -1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hecla Mining pays out 20.0% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MUX or HL?

17.0% of McEwen Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Hecla Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of McEwen Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hecla Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MUX or HL?

In the previous week, Hecla Mining had 14 more articles in the media than McEwen Mining. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Hecla Mining and 6 mentions for McEwen Mining. Hecla Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat McEwen Mining's score of 0.57 indicating that Hecla Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McEwen Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hecla Mining	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MUX or HL?

Hecla Mining received 138 more outperform votes than McEwen Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.49% of users gave McEwen Mining an outperform vote while only 56.22% of users gave Hecla Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McEwen Mining	Outperform Votes 323 60.49%	Underperform Votes 211 39.51%
Hecla Mining	Outperform Votes 461 56.22%	Underperform Votes 359 43.78%

Is MUX or HL more profitable?

McEwen Mining has a net margin of 51.31% compared to Hecla Mining's net margin of 3.85%. McEwen Mining's return on equity of 20.77% beat Hecla Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McEwen Mining	51.31%	20.77%	15.70%
Hecla Mining	3.85%	3.10%	2.09%

Do analysts rate MUX or HL?

McEwen Mining presently has a consensus target price of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 97.18%. Hecla Mining has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 37.29%. Given McEwen Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe McEwen Mining is more favorable than Hecla Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McEwen Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hecla Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Hecla Mining beats McEwen Mining on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.