Hochschild Mining (HOC) Competitors

Endeavour Mining (LON:EDV) and Hochschild Mining (LON:HOC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is EDV or HOC more profitable?

Hochschild Mining has a net margin of 3.79% compared to Endeavour Mining's net margin of -14.83%. Hochschild Mining's return on equity of 4.90% beat Endeavour Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavour Mining	-14.83%	-11.19%	3.54%
Hochschild Mining	3.79%	4.90%	7.11%

Does the media refer more to EDV or HOC?

In the previous week, Hochschild Mining had 10 more articles in the media than Endeavour Mining. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hochschild Mining and 2 mentions for Endeavour Mining. Endeavour Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Hochschild Mining's score of 0.22 indicating that Endeavour Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Endeavour Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hochschild Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate EDV or HOC?

Endeavour Mining currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,100, suggesting a potential upside of 3.96%. Hochschild Mining has a consensus price target of GBX 290, suggesting a potential upside of 8.24%. Given Hochschild Mining's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hochschild Mining is more favorable than Endeavour Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hochschild Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EDV or HOC?

Hochschild Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Endeavour Mining. Endeavour Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hochschild 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
Endeavour Mining	£2.86B	2.14	-£423.98M	-£112.73	-17.92
Hochschild Mining	£1.01B	1.72	£38.41M	£4.69	57.15

Is EDV or HOC a better dividend stock?

Endeavour Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Hochschild Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Endeavour Mining pays out -55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hochschild Mining pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Endeavour Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EDV or HOC?

Hochschild Mining received 398 more outperform votes than Endeavour Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Endeavour Mining an outperform vote while only 45.00% of users gave Hochschild Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Endeavour Mining	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Hochschild Mining	Outperform Votes 405 45.00%	Underperform Votes 495 55.00%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EDV or HOC?

59.2% of Endeavour Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of Hochschild Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of Endeavour Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.7% of Hochschild Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, EDV or HOC?

Endeavour Mining has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hochschild Mining has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hochschild Mining beats Endeavour Mining on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.