Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) versus Blackstone Minerals (OTCMKTS:BLSTF) Critical Review

Blackstone Minerals (OTCMKTS:BLSTF) and Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Blackstone Minerals and Hycroft Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackstone Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hycroft Mining	1	0	0	0	1.00

Risk & Volatility

Blackstone Minerals has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Blackstone Minerals and Hycroft Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackstone Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hycroft Mining	N/A	N/A	-27.55%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Blackstone Minerals and Hycroft Mining”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackstone Minerals	$40,000.00	500.54	-$11.37 million	N/A	N/A
Hycroft Mining	$33.23 million	28.52	-$60.90 million	($1.62)	-7.23

Blackstone Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hycroft Mining.

Summary

Hycroft Mining beats Blackstone Minerals on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blackstone Minerals

Blackstone Minerals Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company primarily explores for nickel, cobalt, copper, gold, platinum, manganese, and palladium deposits. It holds a 100% interest in the Gold Bridge project, which covers an area of 367 square kilometers located in the British Columbia, Canada. The company also holds a 90% interest in the Ta Khoa project located in Son La Province, Vietnam. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in West Perth, Australia.

About Hycroft Mining

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 consists of 30 private parcels with patented claims comprising approximately 1,787 acres, and 3,247 unpatented mining claims that encompass approximately 62,298 acres located in the state of Nevada. Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is based in Winnemucca, Nevada.