Loncor Gold (OTCMKTS:LONCF – Get Rating) and Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC – Get Rating) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Loncor Gold and Hycroft Mining's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get Loncor Gold alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Loncor Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.03) | -8.59 |
| Hycroft Mining | $110.73 million | 0.89 | -$88.56 million | ($1.18) | -0.42 |
Loncor Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hycroft Mining. Loncor Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hycroft Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
32.1% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.Volatility & Risk
Loncor Gold has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hycroft Mining has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Loncor Gold and Hycroft Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Loncor Gold | N/A | -10.37% | -10.02% |
| Hycroft Mining | -205.63% | -192.29% | -38.02% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Loncor Gold and Hycroft Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Loncor Gold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Hycroft Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Loncor Gold presently has a consensus price target of $0.85, suggesting a potential upside of 229.97%. Given Loncor Gold's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Loncor Gold is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.
Summary
Loncor Gold beats Hycroft Mining on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Loncor Gold
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Loncor Gold Inc., a gold exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal projects in the Ngayu greenstone belt in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also explores for platinum deposits. The company holds 84.68% interest in the Adumbi project, which consists of 6 mining leases covering an area of 361 square kilometers located within the Archaean Ngayu Greenstone Belt in the Ituri and Haut Uele provinces in northeastern Congo. It also holds 100% interest in the Isiro properties that consist of 11 exploration permits covering an area of 1,884 square kilometers situated in the province of Haut Uele, in northeastern Congo. In addition, Loncor Gold Inc. owns interest in North Kivu, Ngayu, Devon, Navarro, Makapela, and Yindi projects. The company was formerly known as Loncor Resources Inc. and changed its name to Loncor Gold Inc. in June 2021. Loncor Gold Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Hycroft Mining
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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 covers an area of approximately 70,671 acres located in the state of Nevada. As of December 31, 2021, its Hycroft mine had measured and indicated mineral resources of 9.6 million ounces of gold, and 446.0 million ounces of silver. Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is headquartered in Winnemucca, Nevada.
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