Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) Financial Review

Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) and Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Metals Acquisition and Westwater Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Westwater Resources	N/A	-5.89%	-5.50%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Metals Acquisition and Westwater Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Acquisition	0	1	2	0	2.67
Westwater Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Metals Acquisition presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.39%. Given Metals Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than Westwater Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Metals Acquisition and Westwater Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metals Acquisition	$159.00 million	5.80	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A
Westwater Resources	N/A	N/A	-$7.75 million	($0.13)	-4.15

Westwater Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Metals Acquisition.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwater Resources has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Metals Acquisition beats Westwater Resources on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Metals Acquisition

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.

About Westwater Resources

Westwater Resources, Inc. operates as an energy technology company, focuses on developing battery-grade natural graphite materials. The company holds interests in Kellyton Graphite Plant located in Kellyton, Alabama; and Bama Mine Project situated in south Alabama. It holds interests in Coosa graphite project located in Coosa County, Alabama. The company was formerly known as Uranium Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Westwater Resources, Inc. in August 2017. Westwater Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.