Hochschild Mining (HOC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hochschild Mining plc, a precious metals company, engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and sale of gold and silver deposits in Peru, Argentina, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Chile. The company's flagship asset include the Inmaculada gold and silver underground mine located in the Ayacucho Department, southern Peru. It is also involved in the power generation and transmission activities. The company was founded in 1911 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 229 to 233
• 50-Day Range: 161 to 240.46
• 52-Week Range: 84.75 to 251.84
• Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4,640.00
• Dividend Yield: 1.72%
• Price Target: GBX 222.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hochschild Mining Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hochschild Mining scored higher than 25% 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 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hochschild Mining has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hochschild Mining is 4,640.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hochschild Mining is 4,640.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 120.34.

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 2.04. 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 8,000.00%. 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: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Hochschild Mining has a news sentiment score of 0.12. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.38 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hochschild Mining this week, compared to 2 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 107.10 at the start of the year. Since then, HOC stock has increased by 116.6% and is now trading at GBX 232.
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How do I buy shares of Hochschild Mining?

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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
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 222.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 310
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 130
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4,600.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.21
• P/E Growth: 0.41
• Net Income: £29.23 million
• Net Margins: 3.79%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.52%
• Return on Assets: 7.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 55.11
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 1.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £771.43 million
• Price / Sales: 1.53
• Cash Flow: GBX 139.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.65
• Book Value: GBX 114 per share
• Price / Book: 2.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 514,460,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.18 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.08