Critical Metals (CRML) Competitors

Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer CRML or ERO?

Ero Copper has a consensus price target of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 98.74%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Critical Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Does the media prefer CRML or ERO?

In the previous week, Critical Metals and Critical Metals both had 5 articles in the media. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Critical Metals' score of 0.64 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Critical Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ero Copper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRML or ERO?

86.4% of Critical Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CRML or ERO?

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Critical Metals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$147.49M	N/A	N/A
Ero Copper	$464.13M	2.95	$92.80M	$0.17	77.94

Is CRML or ERO more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 3.67% compared to Critical Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 11.30% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ero Copper	3.67%	11.30%	5.62%

Which has more volatility and risk, CRML or ERO?

Critical Metals has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRML or ERO?

Ero Copper received 11 more outperform votes than Critical Metals when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 11 29.73%	Underperform Votes 26 70.27%

Summary

Ero Copper beats Critical Metals on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.