Contrasting Theta Gold Mines (OTCMKTS:TGMGF) and Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY)

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

Volatility and Risk

Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Theta Gold Mines has a beta of -2.07, suggesting that its share price is 307% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Harmony Gold Mining and Theta Gold Mines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harmony Gold Mining	0	3	1	1	2.60
Theta Gold Mines	0	0	0	0	0.00

Harmony Gold Mining currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.92%. Given Harmony Gold Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Harmony Gold Mining is more favorable than Theta Gold Mines.

Profitability

This table compares Harmony Gold Mining and Theta Gold Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harmony Gold Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Theta Gold Mines	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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Harmony Gold Mining and Theta Gold Mines”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Harmony Gold Mining	$4.07 billion	2.09	$792.56 million	N/A	N/A
Theta Gold Mines	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Harmony Gold Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Theta Gold Mines.

Summary

Harmony Gold Mining beats Theta Gold Mines on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Theta Gold Mines

Theta Gold Mines Limited operates as a gold exploration and development company in South Africa. Its principal property is the Theta project located near the town of Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga Province. The company was formerly known as Stonewall Resources Limited and changed its name to Theta Gold Mines Limited in December 2018. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Sydney, Australia.