Critical Metals (CRTM) Competitors

Critical Metals (LON:CRTM) and Thor Energy (LON:THR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CRTM or THR?

3.0% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Thor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 41.2% of Critical Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Thor Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CRTM or THR?

Critical Metals has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thor Energy has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRTM or THR?

Thor Energy received 168 more outperform votes than Critical Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Critical Metals an outperform vote while only 52.48% of users gave Thor Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Critical Metals	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Thor Energy	Outperform Votes 169 52.48%	Underperform Votes 153 47.52%

Does the media refer more to CRTM or THR?

In the previous week, Critical Metals had 4 more articles in the media than Thor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Critical Metals and 0 mentions for Thor Energy. Critical Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Thor Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Critical Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Critical Metals	Neutral
Thor Energy	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CRTM or THR?

Critical Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Thor Energy. Thor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Critical Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Critical Metals	£25.52K	25.64	-£1.44M	-£2.25	-0.45
Thor Energy	N/A	N/A	-£3.12M	-£0.70	-0.93

Is CRTM or THR more profitable?

Thor Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Critical Metals' net margin of -5,636.57%. Thor Energy's return on equity of -18.71% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Critical Metals	-5,636.57%	-130.81%	-40.21%
Thor Energy	N/A	-18.71%	-11.48%

Summary

Critical Metals beats Thor Energy on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.