Lifezone Metals (LZM) Competitors

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) and Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, SGML or LZM?

Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SGML or LZM more profitable?

Sigma Lithium has a net margin of -36.85% compared to Lifezone Metals' net margin of -24,521.17%. Sigma Lithium's return on equity of -38.04% beat Lifezone Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sigma Lithium	-36.85%	-38.04%	-13.30%
Lifezone Metals	-24,521.17%	-294.91%	-237.25%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SGML or LZM?

Sigma Lithium has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sigma Lithium	$208.75M	4.39	-$28.33M	-$0.47	-17.53
Lifezone Metals	$140.52K	1,988.47	-$363.88M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SGML or LZM?

Sigma Lithium received 11 more outperform votes than Lifezone Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Lifezone Metals an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Sigma Lithium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sigma Lithium	Outperform Votes 18 66.67%	Underperform Votes 9 33.33%
Lifezone Metals	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do analysts recommend SGML or LZM?

Sigma Lithium presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.45%. Lifezone Metals has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 292.16%. Given Lifezone Metals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Sigma Lithium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sigma Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lifezone Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SGML or LZM?

64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SGML or LZM?

In the previous week, Sigma Lithium had 5 more articles in the media than Lifezone Metals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sigma Lithium and 1 mentions for Lifezone Metals. Sigma Lithium's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Lifezone Metals' score of 0.53 indicating that Sigma Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sigma Lithium	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lifezone Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Sigma Lithium beats Lifezone Metals on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.