Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) Head to Head Analysis

Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) and Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Orosur Mining and Harmony Gold Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orosur Mining	N/A	N/A	-$3.38 million	N/A	N/A
Harmony Gold Mining	$3.31 billion	2.76	$459.40 million	$1.69	8.51

Harmony Gold Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Orosur Mining.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Orosur Mining and Harmony Gold Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orosur Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Harmony Gold Mining	0	3	0	0	2.00

Harmony Gold Mining has a consensus price target of $8.40, indicating a potential downside of 41.57%. Given Harmony Gold Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Harmony Gold Mining is more favorable than Orosur Mining.

Volatility and Risk

Orosur Mining has a beta of 6.2, indicating that its share price is 520% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orosur Mining	N/A	N/A	-64.17%
Harmony Gold Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

31.8% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Harmony Gold Mining beats Orosur Mining on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orosur Mining

Orosur Mining Inc. engages in identifying and advancing mineral projects in South America. Its flagship project is the Anzá gold project located in the Middle Cauca Belt in northern Colombia. The company was formerly known as Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Orosur Mining Inc. in January 2010. Orosur Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.