Atlas Lithium (ATLX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TMC or ATLX?

Atlas Lithium received 10 more outperform votes than TMC the metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 85.71% of users gave Atlas Lithium an outperform vote while only 22.22% of users gave TMC the metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TMC the metals	Outperform Votes 2 22.22%	Underperform Votes 7 77.78%
Atlas Lithium	Outperform Votes 12 85.71%	Underperform Votes 2 14.29%

Do analysts prefer TMC or ATLX?

TMC the metals presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 302.01%. Atlas Lithium has a consensus price target of $33.17, indicating a potential upside of 341.63%. Given Atlas Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atlas Lithium is more favorable than TMC the metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TMC the metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Atlas Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to TMC or ATLX?

In the previous week, TMC the metals had 17 more articles in the media than Atlas Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for TMC the metals and 6 mentions for Atlas Lithium. Atlas Lithium's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat TMC the metals' score of 0.13 indicating that Atlas Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TMC the metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atlas Lithium	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TMC or ATLX?

4.4% of TMC the metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Atlas Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 30.0% of TMC the metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.3% of Atlas Lithium shares are held by 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 and volatility, TMC or ATLX?

TMC the metals has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Lithium has a beta of -1.25, meaning that its stock price is 225% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, TMC or ATLX?

Atlas Lithium has higher revenue and earnings than TMC the metals. TMC the metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Lithium, 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
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	-$73.78M	-$0.31	-3.21
Atlas Lithium	$10K	11,452.75	-$41.39M	-$4.09	-1.84

Is TMC or ATLX more profitable?

Atlas Lithium's return on equity of -336.35% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TMC the metals	N/A	-624.70%	-129.28%
Atlas Lithium	N/A	-336.35%	-98.86%

Summary

Atlas Lithium beats TMC the metals on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.