Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGF) vs. Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) Head to Head Comparison

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

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. Comparatively, 0.6% of Jaguar Mining shares are held by insiders. 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.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harmony Gold Mining	1	2	2	1	2.50
Jaguar Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Harmony Gold Mining presently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.77%. Given Harmony Gold Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Harmony Gold Mining is more favorable than Jaguar Mining.

Volatility and Risk

Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jaguar Mining has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Harmony Gold Mining	$4.07 billion	2.44	$792.56 million	N/A	N/A
Jaguar Mining	$135.17 million	2.97	-$15.78 million	($0.18)	-26.12

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

Profitability

This table compares Harmony Gold Mining and Jaguar Mining’s 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
Jaguar Mining	-11.66%	10.69%	7.31%

Summary

Harmony Gold Mining beats Jaguar Mining on 10 of the 13 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 Jaguar Mining

Jaguar Mining Inc., a junior gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold mineral properties in Brazil. The company's principal assets include the Turmalina Gold Mine Complex and Caeté Gold Mine Complex with mineral claims covering an area of approximately 56,000 hectares located in the Iron Quadrangle in the state of Minas Gerais. It also owns the Paciência Gold Mine complex. Jaguar Mining Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.