Comparing B2Gold Corp (BTG) and Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM)

B2Gold Corp (NYSE: BTG) and Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitabiliy, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares B2Gold Corp and Newmont Mining Corporation’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	EBITDA	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B2Gold Corp	$685.30 million	3.86	$318.37 million	N/A	N/A
Newmont Mining Corporation	$6.91 billion	2.62	$2.68 billion	($1.19)	-28.50

Newmont Mining Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than B2Gold Corp.

Dividends

Newmont Mining Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. B2Gold Corp does not pay a dividend. Newmont Mining Corporation pays out -16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.7% of Newmont Mining Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Newmont Mining Corporation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for B2Gold Corp and Newmont Mining Corporation, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold Corp	0	2	8	0	2.80
Newmont Mining Corporation	1	7	10	0	2.50

B2Gold Corp currently has a consensus target price of $4.94, suggesting a potential upside of 82.20%. Newmont Mining Corporation has a consensus target price of $40.86, suggesting a potential upside of 20.46%. Given B2Gold Corp’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe B2Gold Corp is more favorable than Newmont Mining Corporation.

Profitability

This table compares B2Gold Corp and Newmont Mining Corporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold Corp	N/A	N/A	N/A
Newmont Mining Corporation	-8.70%	6.24%	3.60%

Summary

Newmont Mining Corporation beats B2Gold Corp on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About B2Gold Corp

B2Gold Corp. (B2Gold) is a Canada-based gold producer with approximately four operating mines and one mine under construction. The Company has a portfolio of other evaluation and exploration projects in various countries, including Mali, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Finland, Chile and Nicaragua. Its material mineral properties consist of three mines and one mine under construction: Otjikoto mine, an open pit gold mine located approximately 300 kilometers north of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia (Otjikoto Mine); Masbate mine, an open pit gold mine, located near the northern tip of the island of Masbate, over 360 kilometers south-east of Manila (Masbate Gold Project); La Libertad mine, an open pit gold mine located over 110 kilometers due east of Managua and 32 kilometers northeast of Juigalpa, Nicaragua (La Libertad Mine), and Fekola gold project, an open pit gold mine under construction located approximately 40 kilometers south of the city of Kenieba, Mali (Fekola Project).

About Newmont Mining Corporation

Newmont Mining Corporation is a mining company, which is focused on the production of and exploration for gold and copper. The Company is primarily a gold producer with operations and/or assets in the United States, Australia, Peru, Ghana and Suriname. The Company’s segments include North America, South America, Asia Pacific and Africa. The Company’s North America segment consists primarily of Carlin, Phoenix, Twin Creeks and Long Canyon in the state of Nevada, and Cripple Creek &Victor (CC&V) in the state of Colorado, in the United States. The Company’s South America segment consists primarily of Yanacocha in Peru and Merian in Suriname. The Company’s Asia Pacific segment consists primarily of Boddington, Tanami and Kalgoorlie in Australia. The Company’s Africa segment consists primarily of Ahafo and Akyem in Ghana. As of December 31, 2016, it had gold reserves of 68.5 million ounces and an aggregate land position of approximately 23,000 square miles (59,000 square kilometers).