Contrasting Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML)

Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) and Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Critical Metals and Lifezone Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.4% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Critical Metals and Lifezone Metals”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$147.49 million	N/A	N/A
Lifezone Metals	$1.02 million	241.22	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A

Critical Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lifezone Metals.

Risk & Volatility

Critical Metals has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Critical Metals and Lifezone Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Critical Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lifezone Metals	0	0	2	0	3.00

Lifezone Metals has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 81.95%. Given Lifezone Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Summary

Critical Metals beats Lifezone Metals on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Critical Metals

Sizzle Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. Sizzle Acquisition Corp. is based in Washington, the District of Columbia.

About Lifezone Metals

Lifezone Metals Limited engages in the extraction and refining of metals. It supplies lower-carbon and sulfur dioxide emission metals to the battery storage, EV, and hydrogen markets. The company’s products include nickel, copper, and cobalt. Its flagship project is the Kabanga nickel project in North-West Tanzania. The company is based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.