TMC the metals (TMC) Competitors

TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) and Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TMC or CRML?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	-$73.78M	-$0.28	-4.93
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$100K	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TMC or CRML?

4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Critical Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.0% of TMC the metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TMC or CRML?

TMC the metals received 2 more outperform votes than Critical Metals when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TMC the metals	Outperform Votes 2 22.22%	Underperform Votes 7 77.78%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to TMC or CRML?

In the previous week, TMC the metals had 11 more articles in the media than Critical Metals. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for TMC the metals and 3 mentions for Critical Metals. TMC the metals' average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Critical Metals' score of -0.16 indicating that TMC the metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TMC the metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Critical Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate TMC or CRML?

TMC the metals presently has a consensus price target of $4.10, suggesting a potential upside of 197.10%. Given TMC the metals' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TMC the metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Critical Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, TMC or CRML?

TMC the metals has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TMC or CRML more profitable?

Critical Metals' return on equity of 0.00% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TMC the metals	N/A	-304.15%	-114.81%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

TMC the metals beats Critical Metals on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.