United Resource Holdings Group (OTCMKTS:URHG) & Newmont (NYSE:NEM) Critical Survey

United Resource Holdings Group (OTCMKTS:URHG) and Newmont (NYSE:NEM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for United Resource Holdings Group and Newmont, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Resource Holdings Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Newmont	0	5	17	2	2.88

Newmont has a consensus price target of $142.07, suggesting a potential upside of 42.40%. Given Newmont’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Newmont is more favorable than United Resource Holdings Group.

Profitability

This table compares United Resource Holdings Group and Newmont’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Resource Holdings Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Newmont	33.87%	27.84%	16.71%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of United Resource Holdings Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Newmont shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares United Resource Holdings Group and Newmont”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United Resource Holdings Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Newmont	$24.97 billion	4.27	$7.09 billion	$7.71	12.94

Newmont has higher revenue and earnings than United Resource Holdings Group.

Summary

Newmont beats United Resource Holdings Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About United Resource Holdings Group

United Resource Holdings Group, Inc. engages in the exploration, mining, and milling operations in the United States. It is also involved in the procurement and acceleration of equity positions in small and mid-sized companies. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.

About Newmont

Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.