Financial Contrast: Hochschild Mining (OTCMKTS:HCHDF) and Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY)

Hochschild Mining (OTCMKTS:HCHDF) and Airbus (OTCMKTS:EADSY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Hochschild Mining has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbus has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hochschild Mining and Airbus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hochschild Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Airbus	5.89%	24.32%	3.26%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Hochschild Mining and Airbus, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hochschild Mining	0	0	1	0	3.00
Airbus	0	2	3	0	2.60

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hochschild Mining and Airbus’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hochschild Mining	$735.64 million	N/A	$2.96 million	N/A	N/A
Airbus	$70.83 billion	1.56	$4.10 billion	$1.34	26.04

Airbus has higher revenue and earnings than Hochschild Mining.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.3% of Airbus shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Airbus beats Hochschild Mining on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hochschild Mining

Hochschild Mining plc, a precious metals company, engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and sale of gold and silver in the Americas. The company holds 100% interests in the Inmaculada gold/silver underground operation and Pallancata silver/gold property, which are located in the Department of Ayacucho in southern Peru. It also holds a 51% interest in the San Jose silver/gold mine located in Argentina. In addition, the company has a portfolio of projects located across Peru, Argentina, Mexico, United States, Canada, Brazil, and Chile. Further, it is involved in the power generation business. Hochschild Mining plc was founded in 1911 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Airbus

Airbus SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and delivery of aerospace products, services, and solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, and Airbus Defence and Space. The Airbus segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells commercial jet passenger aircraft, freighter aircraft, regional turboprop aircraft, and aircraft components, as well as provides aircraft conversion and related services. The Airbus Helicopters segment develops, manufactures, markets, and sells civil and military helicopters; and provides helicopter-related services. The Airbus Defence and Space segment designs, develops, delivers, and supports military air systems and related services. This segment also offers civil and defence space systems for telecommunications, earth observations, navigation, and science and orbital systems; missile and space launcher systems; and services around data processing from platforms, secure communication, and cyber security. The company was formerly known as Airbus Group SE and changed its name to Airbus SE in April 2017. Airbus SE was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.