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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Jaguar Mining and Harmony Gold Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Harmony Gold Mining has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.56%. Given Harmony Gold Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Harmony Gold Mining is more favorable than Jaguar Mining.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jaguar Mining	$135.17 million	3.16	-$15.78 million	($0.18)	-27.83
Harmony Gold Mining	$81.16 billion	0.14	$792.56 million	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jaguar Mining	-11.66%	10.69%	7.31%
Harmony Gold Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Jaguar Mining has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.8% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Jaguar Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Harmony Gold Mining beats Jaguar Mining on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.