CRML vs. TMC, ERO, IPX, AESI, MTAL, SGML, LAC, ASM, NEXA, and LAAC
Should you be buying Critical Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Critical Metals include TMC the metals (TMC), Ero Copper (ERO), IperionX (IPX), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), MAC Copper (MTAL), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Lithium Americas (LAC), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Nexa Resources (NEXA), and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
Critical Metals vs. Its Competitors
Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Critical Metals has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TMC the metals has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
86.4% of Critical Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of TMC the metals shares are owned 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.
Critical Metals' return on equity of 0.00% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.
TMC the metals has a consensus price target of $7.33, indicating a potential upside of 41.03%. Given TMC the metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Critical Metals.
In the previous week, Critical Metals had 6 more articles in the media than TMC the metals. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Critical Metals and 5 mentions for TMC the metals. TMC the metals' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Critical Metals' score of 0.49 indicating that TMC the metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
TMC the metals beats Critical Metals on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:CRML) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
