TMC the metals (TMC) Competitors $1.74 -0.05 (-2.51%) As of 09:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TMC vs. AESI, ERO, SGML, LEU, MTAL, NEXA, LAC, LAAC, LAR, and LZMShould you be buying TMC the metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TMC the metals include Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Ero Copper (ERO), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Centrus Energy (LEU), Metals Acquisition (MTAL), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Lithium Americas (LAC), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Lithium Argentina (LAR), and Lifezone Metals (LZM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. TMC the metals vs. Atlas Energy Solutions Ero Copper Sigma Lithium Centrus Energy Metals Acquisition Nexa Resources Lithium Americas Lithium Americas (Argentina) Lithium Argentina Lifezone Metals TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) and Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking and media sentiment. Is TMC or AESI more profitable? Atlas Energy Solutions has a net margin of 8.78% compared to TMC the metals' net margin of 0.00%. Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity of 11.01% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TMC the metalsN/A -624.70% -155.10% Atlas Energy Solutions 8.78%11.01%6.22% Do analysts recommend TMC or AESI? TMC the metals presently has a consensus target price of $3.88, indicating a potential upside of 116.48%. Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus target price of $23.83, indicating a potential upside of 28.41%. Given TMC the metals' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Atlas Energy Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TMC the metals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Atlas Energy Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TMC or AESI? 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.0% of TMC the metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, TMC or AESI? TMC the metals has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TMC or AESI? Atlas Energy Solutions received 33 more outperform votes than TMC the metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.60% of users gave Atlas Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave TMC the metals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTMC the metalsOutperform Votes330.00% Underperform Votes770.00% Atlas Energy SolutionsOutperform Votes3676.60% Underperform Votes1123.40% Which has better valuation & earnings, TMC or AESI? Atlas Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than TMC the metals. TMC the metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Energy Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTMC the metalsN/AN/A-$73.78M-$0.31-5.77Atlas Energy Solutions$1.06B2.14$105.43M$0.5633.14 Does the media prefer TMC or AESI? In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than TMC the metals. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 4 mentions for TMC the metals. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat TMC the metals' score of -0.16 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TMC the metals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Atlas Energy Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAtlas Energy Solutions beats TMC the metals on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get TMC the metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart TMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTMC the metalsMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$580.43M$7.25B$3.14B$8.30BDividend YieldN/A3.44%5.14%4.02%P/E Ratio-5.7711.6582.7519.25Price / SalesN/A61.1125,591,212,775,386,900.0094.32Price / CashN/A21.4824.3234.64Price / Book44.753.575.104.46Net Income-$73.78M$605.28M$153.88M$247.07M7 Day Performance-4.28%-0.15%0.39%0.14%1 Month Performance-3.76%5.97%5.39%-4.39%1 Year Performance33.09%22.39%30.67%4.85% TMC the metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TMCTMC the metals1.9122 of 5 stars$1.75-2.5%$3.88+122.1%+15.5%$568.76MN/A-5.6630AESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.4916 of 5 stars$18.54+2.5%$23.83+28.6%-17.0%$2.26B$1.06B23.46490Positive NewsEROEro Copper3.0099 of 5 stars$13.89+3.7%$26.33+89.6%-24.7%$1.44B$470.26M81.712,460Positive NewsSGMLSigma Lithium2.1539 of 5 stars$11.68+0.0%$18.00+54.1%-1.3%$1.30B$192.85M-24.34250Upcoming EarningsLEUCentrus Energy2.5464 of 5 stars$76.87+3.9%$147.00+91.2%+80.3%$1.29B$442M17.43280Positive NewsMTALMetals Acquisition2.6348 of 5 stars$10.38-2.9%$14.75+42.2%-18.8%$768.58M$340.74M0.002,021NEXANexa Resources1.2261 of 5 stars$5.74-0.7%$6.86+19.5%-22.4%$760.20M$2.77B-3.735,771Analyst RevisionLACLithium Americas1.1784 of 5 stars$2.97-1.5%$4.80+61.9%-57.1%$654.33MN/A-24.71749Upcoming EarningsLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.9237 of 5 stars$2.34-4.5%$7.42+217.0%-53.1%$378.92MN/A0.30850LARLithium Argentina2.8892 of 5 stars$2.34flat$3.50+49.6%N/A$378.92MN/A0.30850Analyst RevisionNews CoverageLZMLifezone Metals1.4773 of 5 stars$4.71+7.7%$12.50+165.7%-43.3%$368.26M$1.02M0.0084Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlas Energy Solutions Alternatives Ero Copper Alternatives Sigma Lithium Alternatives Centrus Energy Alternatives Metals Acquisition Alternatives Nexa Resources Alternatives Lithium Americas Alternatives Lithium Americas (Argentina) Alternatives Lithium Argentina Alternatives Lifezone Metals Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TMC) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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