Minco Capital (OTCMKTS:MGHCF) & Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) Financial Review

Minco Capital (OTCMKTS:MGHCF) and Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Minco Capital and Harmony Gold Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Minco Capital	N/A	28.46%	27.72%
Harmony Gold Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.8% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Minco Capital and Harmony Gold Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Minco Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Harmony Gold Mining	0	3	1	1	2.60

Harmony Gold Mining has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.33%. Given Harmony Gold Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Harmony Gold Mining is more favorable than Minco Capital.

Volatility & Risk

Minco Capital has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Minco Capital and Harmony Gold Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Minco Capital	N/A	N/A	$3.36 million	$0.08	1.07
Harmony Gold Mining	$4.07 billion	2.62	$792.56 million	N/A	N/A

Harmony Gold Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Minco Capital.

Summary

Harmony Gold Mining beats Minco Capital on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Minco Capital

Minco Capital Corp., an investment company, focuses on investing in public and private companies and assets to generate income and achieve long-term capital appreciation. The company was formerly known as Minco Gold Corporation and changed its name to Minco Capital Corp. in February 2019. Minco Capital Corp. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Harmony Gold Mining

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited engages in the exploration, extraction, and processing of gold. The company explores for uranium, silver, copper, and molybdenum deposits. It has eight underground operations in the Witwatersrand Basin; an open-pit mine on the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt; and various surface source operations in South Africa. In addition, the company owns interests in the Hidden Valley, an open-pit gold and silver mine; and the Wafi-Golpu project located in Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea. Further, it holds interest in Rosby and Eva Copper Project located in Queensland, Australia. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Randfontein, South Africa.