Metals Acquisition (MTAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Metals Acquisition Limited focuses on mining and production of copper and silver. It operates the CSA copper mine in Cobar, Australia. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.84 to $10.38
• 50-Day Range: $10.04 to $11.40
• 52-Week Range: $9.84 to $15.26
• Volume: 236,199 shs
• Average Volume: 223,402 shs
• Market Capitalization: $735.92 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Metals Acquisition Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Metals Acquisition scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 193 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Metals Acquisition has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Metals Acquisition has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 506.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Metals Acquisition are expected to grow by 506.25% in the coming year, from $0.16 to $0.97 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Metals Acquisition has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.64% of the float of Metals Acquisition has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Metals Acquisition has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Metals Acquisition has recently decreased by 7.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Metals Acquisition does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Metals Acquisition does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.64% of the float of Metals Acquisition has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Metals Acquisition has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Metals Acquisition has recently decreased by 7.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Metals Acquisition has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Metals Acquisition this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Metals Acquisition insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.78% of the stock of Metals Acquisition is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.47% of the stock of Metals Acquisition is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MTAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MTAL shares performed this year?

Metals Acquisition's stock was trading at $10.62 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MTAL stock has decreased by 6.5% and is now trading at $9.9350.
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Who are Metals Acquisition's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Metals Acquisition include Glencore plc (13.50%), Fourth Sail Capital LP (6.93%), SailingStone Capital Partners LLC (3.56%) and Millennium Management LLC (2.74%).

How do I buy shares of Metals Acquisition?

Shares of MTAL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Metals Acquisition own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Metals Acquisition investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Today: 3/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Metal mining
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MTAL
• CIK: 1853021
• Web: www.metalsacquisition.com
• Phone: 817-698-9901
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,021
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $14.75
• High Stock Price Target: $15.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $14.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.85
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $340.74 million
• Price / Sales: 2.26
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.34 per share
• Price / Book: 1.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 74,073,000
• Free Float: 72,755,000
• Market Cap: $768.51 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.15