Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) versus Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) Critical Contrast

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hudbay Minerals	4.23%	7.68%	3.37%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Hudbay Minerals has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hudbay Minerals and Critical Metals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hudbay Minerals	$2.03 billion	1.65	$66.37 million	$0.23	37.04
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$147.49 million	N/A	N/A

Hudbay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Critical Metals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

57.8% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Hudbay Minerals and Critical Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hudbay Minerals	0	0	4	2	3.33
Critical Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Hudbay Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $11.17, suggesting a potential upside of 31.06%. Given Hudbay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hudbay Minerals is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Summary

Hudbay Minerals beats Critical Metals on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hudbay Minerals

Hudbay Minerals Inc., a diversified mining company, focuses on the exploration, development, operation, and optimization of properties in North and South America. It produces copper concentrates containing gold, silver, and molybdenum; gold concentrates containing zinc; zinc concentrates; molybdenum concentrates; and silver/gold doré. The company's flagship project is the 100% owned Constancia mine located in the Province of Chumbivilcas in southern Peru. Hudbay Minerals Inc. was founded in 1927 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.