Lifezone Metals (LZM) Competitors

Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) and Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTAL or LZM?

Metals Acquisition has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metals Acquisition	$322.58M	2.48	-$144.55M	N/A	N/A
Lifezone Metals	$1.02M	230.34	-$363.88M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to MTAL or LZM?

In the previous week, Lifezone Metals had 3 more articles in the media than Metals Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lifezone Metals and 2 mentions for Metals Acquisition. Metals Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Lifezone Metals' score of 0.76 indicating that Metals Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Metals Acquisition	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lifezone Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MTAL or LZM?

87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Metals Acquisition 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 volatility & risk, MTAL or LZM?

Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTAL or LZM more profitable?

Metals Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lifezone Metals' net margin of -24,521.17%. Metals Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lifezone Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lifezone Metals	-24,521.17%	-294.91%	-237.25%

Do analysts rate MTAL or LZM?

Metals Acquisition presently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.52%. Lifezone Metals has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 90.55%. Given Lifezone Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Metals Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lifezone Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTAL or LZM?

Metals Acquisition received 1 more outperform votes than Lifezone Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Lifezone Metals an outperform vote while only 72.73% of users gave Metals Acquisition an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Metals Acquisition	Outperform Votes 8 72.73%	Underperform Votes 3 27.27%
Lifezone Metals	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Metals Acquisition beats Lifezone Metals on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.