Metals Acquisition (MTAL) Competitors $10.03 -0.20 (-1.92%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.02 -0.01 (-0.09%) As of 03/28/2025 04:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MTAL vs. HBM, NXE, NGD, TTAM, AESI, ERO, SGML, LEU, NEXA, and LACShould you be buying Metals Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metals Acquisition include Hudbay Minerals (HBM), NexGen Energy (NXE), New Gold (NGD), Titan America (TTAM), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Ero Copper (ERO), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Centrus Energy (LEU), Nexa Resources (NEXA), and Lithium Americas (LAC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Metals Acquisition vs. Hudbay Minerals NexGen Energy New Gold Titan America Atlas Energy Solutions Ero Copper Sigma Lithium Centrus Energy Nexa Resources Lithium Americas Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HBM or MTAL? Hudbay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Metals Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHudbay Minerals$2.02B1.50$66.37M$0.1842.69Metals Acquisition$340.74M2.18-$144.55MN/AN/A Does the media refer more to HBM or MTAL? In the previous week, Hudbay Minerals had 8 more articles in the media than Metals Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Hudbay Minerals and 6 mentions for Metals Acquisition. Hudbay Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Metals Acquisition's score of 0.28 indicating that Hudbay Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hudbay Minerals 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Metals Acquisition 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is HBM or MTAL more profitable? Hudbay Minerals has a net margin of 3.80% compared to Metals Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Hudbay Minerals' return on equity of 7.29% beat Metals Acquisition's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hudbay Minerals3.80% 7.29% 3.35% Metals Acquisition N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HBM or MTAL? Hudbay Minerals received 521 more outperform votes than Metals Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Metals Acquisition an outperform vote while only 60.30% of users gave Hudbay Minerals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHudbay MineralsOutperform Votes53060.30% Underperform Votes34939.70% Metals AcquisitionOutperform Votes975.00% Underperform Votes325.00% Which has more volatility and risk, HBM or MTAL? Hudbay Minerals has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend HBM or MTAL? Hudbay Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 49.64%. Metals Acquisition has a consensus target price of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 47.00%. Given Hudbay Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hudbay Minerals is more favorable than Metals Acquisition.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hudbay Minerals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Metals Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HBM or MTAL? 57.8% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHudbay Minerals beats Metals Acquisition on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Metals Acquisition News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTAL 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 NYSE 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 MTAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMetals AcquisitionMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$743.25M$6.98B$3.10B$19.37BDividend YieldN/A3.43%5.13%3.75%P/E RatioN/A11.2880.8033.00Price / Sales2.1860.6923,145,364,079,049,300.0026.59Price / CashN/A21.4824.3717.54Price / Book1.883.475.094.53Net Income-$144.55M$605.28M$154.28M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.41%-1.82%1.32%-1.27%1 Month Performance-0.04%6.25%7.04%-4.03%1 Year Performance-21.91%19.77%20.47%3.40% Metals Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTALMetals Acquisition3.148 of 5 stars$10.03-1.9%$14.75+47.0%-21.9%$743.25M$340.74M0.002,021HBMHudbay Minerals3.2194 of 5 stars$8.08+4.5%$11.17+38.3%+9.8%$3.19B$2.02B44.862,500News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNXENexGen Energy0.3855 of 5 stars$4.82+2.7%N/A-41.6%$2.74BN/A32.1060Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpNGDNew Gold1.8017 of 5 stars$3.36+5.3%$3.60+7.1%+111.8%$2.66B$924.50M25.851,570Analyst UpgradePositive NewsTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$13.51-0.3%$18.36+35.9%N/A$2.49B$1.64B0.002,726Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageAESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.6081 of 5 stars$18.00+1.6%$23.83+32.4%-21.4%$2.19B$1.06B22.78490Positive NewsEROEro Copper3.57 of 5 stars$13.18+4.3%$26.33+99.9%-36.6%$1.36B$470.26M77.503,374High Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium2.2128 of 5 stars$12.14+6.0%$18.00+48.3%-11.3%$1.35B$192.85M-25.29250Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageLEUCentrus Energy2.3681 of 5 stars$76.05-0.4%$147.00+93.3%+60.0%$1.27B$442M17.24280Positive NewsGap UpNEXANexa Resources1.0295 of 5 stars$5.42+3.1%$6.86+26.7%-14.2%$717.16M$2.77B-3.525,771Short Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLACLithium Americas1.4076 of 5 stars$3.02+4.0%$4.80+59.2%-59.6%$665.37MN/A-25.13749News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hudbay Minerals Alternatives NexGen Energy Alternatives New Gold Alternatives Titan America Alternatives Atlas Energy Solutions Alternatives Ero Copper Alternatives Sigma Lithium Alternatives Centrus Energy Alternatives Nexa Resources Alternatives Lithium Americas 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 (NYSE:MTAL) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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