Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) vs. Mountain Province Diamonds (OTCMKTS:MPVDF) Head-To-Head Comparison

Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Mountain Province Diamonds (OTCMKTS:MPVDF) 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 profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.5% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Lifezone Metals and Mountain Province Diamonds, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifezone Metals	0	0	2	0	3.00
Mountain Province Diamonds	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lifezone Metals presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 114.04%. Given Lifezone Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Mountain Province Diamonds.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifezone Metals	$1.48 million	308.85	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A
Mountain Province Diamonds	$243.43 million	0.06	-$32.35 million	($0.33)	-0.21

Mountain Province Diamonds has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Risk and Volatility

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mountain Province Diamonds has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Mountain Province Diamonds’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifezone Metals	-24,521.17%	-294.91%	-237.25%
Mountain Province Diamonds	-31.87%	-3.67%	-1.50%

Summary

Mountain Province Diamonds beats Lifezone Metals on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Mountain Province Diamonds

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. focuses on the mining and marketing of rough diamonds worldwide. The company holds a 49% interest in the Gahcho Kué mine comprising mining leases covering an area of 5,216 hectares; and 100% of the mineral rights of the Kennady North consisting of 22 federal leases and 97 claims covering an area of 113,000 hectares located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The company was formerly known as Mountain Province Mining Inc. and changed its name to Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. in October 2000. Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.