Hochschild Mining (HOC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

We are a leading underground precious metals producer focusing on high grade silver and gold deposits, with over 50 years’ operating experience in the Americas. We currently operate three underground mines, two located in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina. All of our underground operations are epithermal vein mines and the principal mining method used is cut and fill. The ore at our operations is processed into silver-gold concentrate or dore. Hochschild Mining plc is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is headquartered in Lima, Peru. In addition, the Group has an office in Argentina and a corporate office in London.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 310.40 to 322.80
• 50-Day Range: 182.84 to 320.80
• 52-Week Range: 144.01 to 324
• Volume: 4.57 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 67.33
• Dividend Yield: 1.27%
• Price Target: GBX 290
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hochschild Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hochschild Mining scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hochschild Mining has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hochschild Mining has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hochschild Mining is 67.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hochschild Mining is 67.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 75.92.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hochschild Mining has a PEG Ratio of 0.41. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hochschild Mining has a P/B Ratio of 2.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HOC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Hochschild Mining is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.44%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Hochschild Mining does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hochschild Mining is 85.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HOC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Hochschild Mining has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hochschild Mining this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hochschild Mining insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

38.71% of the stock of Hochschild Mining is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

47.97% of the stock of Hochschild Mining is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HOC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HOC shares performed this year?

Hochschild Mining's stock was trading at GBX 214 at the start of the year. Since then, HOC shares have increased by 47.5% and is now trading at GBX 315.66.
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How do I buy shares of Hochschild Mining?

Shares of HOC stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hochschild Mining own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hochschild Mining investors own include KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Petra Diamonds (PDL), Barrick Gold (GOLD), Melrose Industries (MRO), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Porta Communications (PTCM) and KAZ Minerals (KZMYY).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Gold
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HOC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hochschildmining.com
• Phone: +44-20-37093260
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,029
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 290
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 370
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 200
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 4.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 67.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.27
• P/E Growth: 0.41
• Net Income: £38.41 million
• Net Margins: 3.79%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.90%
• Return on Assets: 7.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 61.86
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 1.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.02
• Cash Flow: GBX 191.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.65
• Book Value: GBX 132.94 per share
• Price / Book: 2.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 649,250,273
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.05 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.08