Head-To-Head Contrast: Golden Minerals (NYSE:AUMN) and Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC)

Golden Minerals (NYSE:AUMN) and Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Golden Minerals and Hycroft Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Minerals	N/A	-1,051.75%	-57.22%
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-1,270.82%	-36.23%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Golden Minerals and Hycroft Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00
Hycroft Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Golden Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 754.70%. Given Golden Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Golden Minerals is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Volatility & Risk

Golden Minerals has a beta of -0.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.4% of Golden Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Golden Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Golden Minerals and Hycroft Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Minerals	$300,000.00	8.81	-$9.23 million	($0.52)	-0.34
Hycroft Mining	$33.23 million	2.03	-$55.02 million	($2.66)	-1.01

Golden Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hycroft Mining. Hycroft Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Golden Minerals beats Hycroft Mining on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Golden Minerals

Golden Minerals Company, a precious metals exploration company explores for mineral properties in Argentina, Nevada, and Mexico. It explores for gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, and other minerals. The company was formerly known as Apex Silver Mines Limited and changed its name to Golden Minerals Company in March 2009. Golden Minerals Company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.

About Hycroft Mining

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a gold and silver development company in the United States. The company holds interests in the Hycroft mine that consists of 30 private parcels with patented claims comprising approximately 1,787 acres, and 3,247 unpatented mining claims that encompass approximately 62,298 acres located in the state of Nevada. Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is based in Winnemucca, Nevada.