Financial Comparison: Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) & Minco Capital (OTCMKTS:MGHCF)

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) and Minco Capital (OTCMKTS:MGHCF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Gold Fields and Minco Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold Fields	2	4	5	0	2.27
Minco Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Gold Fields currently has a consensus price target of $49.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.83%. Given Gold Fields’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gold Fields is more favorable than Minco Capital.

Profitability

This table compares Gold Fields and Minco Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gold Fields	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minco Capital	N/A	24.60%	24.03%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.8% of Gold Fields shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of Gold Fields shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gold Fields and Minco Capital”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold Fields	$8.75 billion	4.72	$3.57 billion	N/A	N/A
Minco Capital	N/A	N/A	$3.36 million	$0.08	1.05

Gold Fields has higher revenue and earnings than Minco Capital.

Risk & Volatility

Gold Fields has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Minco Capital has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gold Fields beats Minco Capital on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gold Fields

Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Australia, and Peru. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1887 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.

About Minco Capital

Minco Capital Corp., an investment company, focuses on investing in public and private companies and assets to generate income and achieve long-term capital appreciation. The company was formerly known as Minco Gold Corporation and changed its name to Minco Capital Corp. in February 2019. Minco Capital Corp. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.