Hochschild Mining (HOC) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer HOC or RSG?

Hochschild Mining currently has a consensus price target of GBX 140, indicating a potential downside of 7.41%. Resolute Mining has a consensus price target of GBX 27, indicating a potential upside of 20.54%. Given Resolute Mining's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Resolute Mining is more favorable than Hochschild Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hochschild Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Resolute Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is HOC or RSG more profitable?

Resolute Mining has a net margin of 10.39% compared to Hochschild Mining's net margin of -7.93%. Resolute Mining's return on equity of 18.06% beat Hochschild Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hochschild Mining	-7.93%	-8.63%	3.77%
Resolute Mining	10.39%	18.06%	6.10%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HOC or RSG?

Hochschild Mining received 343 more outperform votes than Resolute Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.09% of users gave Resolute Mining an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Hochschild Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hochschild Mining	Outperform Votes 392 44.44%	Underperform Votes 490 55.56%
Resolute Mining	Outperform Votes 49 89.09%	Underperform Votes 6 10.91%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HOC or RSG?

Resolute Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hochschild Mining. Hochschild Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resolute 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	£693.72M	1.12	-£55.01M	-£0.08	-1,890.00
Resolute Mining	£631.07M	0.76	£65.58M	£0.02	1,120.00

Which has more volatility and risk, HOC or RSG?

Hochschild Mining has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HOC or RSG?

In the previous week, Hochschild Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Resolute Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hochschild Mining and 0 mentions for Resolute Mining. Hochschild Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Resolute Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Hochschild Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hochschild Mining	Positive
Resolute Mining	Neutral

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

43.1% of Hochschild Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.9% of Resolute Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 38.6% of Hochschild Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Resolute Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Resolute Mining beats Hochschild Mining on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.