McEwen Mining (MUX) Competitors

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

Is MUX or HL more profitable?

McEwen Mining has a net margin of 51.31% compared to Hecla Mining's net margin of -2.27%. 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	-2.27%	0.75%	0.50%

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 $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. McEwen Mining pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hecla Mining pays out -125.0% 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. Hecla Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to MUX or HL?

In the previous week, Hecla Mining had 3 more articles in the media than McEwen Mining. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hecla Mining and 3 mentions for McEwen Mining. McEwen Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Hecla Mining's score of 0.75 indicating that McEwen Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McEwen Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hecla Mining	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, MUX or HL?

McEwen Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hecla Mining. Hecla Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McEwen 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	$199.63M	2.02	$55.30M	$2.19	3.47
Hecla Mining	$840.96M	3.67	-$84.22M	-$0.04	-122.75

Which has more risk & volatility, MUX or HL?

McEwen Mining has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hecla Mining has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hecla Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MUX or HL?

McEwen Mining currently has a consensus price target of $15.63, suggesting a potential upside of 105.32%. Hecla Mining has a consensus price target of $7.94, suggesting a potential upside of 61.66%. Given McEwen Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

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 56.27% of users gave Hecla Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McEwen Mining	Outperform Votes 320 60.49%	Underperform Votes 209 39.51%
Hecla Mining	Outperform Votes 458 56.27%	Underperform Votes 356 43.73%

Summary

McEwen Mining beats Hecla Mining on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.