Comparing New Age Metals (OTCMKTS:NMTLF) & Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL)

Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) and New Age Metals (OTCMKTS:NMTLF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Metals Acquisition and New Age Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Acquisition	0	1	4	0	2.80
New Age Metals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Metals Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $13.58, indicating a potential upside of 1.22%. Given Metals Acquisition’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than New Age Metals.

Profitability

This table compares Metals Acquisition and New Age Metals’ 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
New Age Metals	N/A	-5.09%	-4.88%

Risk and Volatility

Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Age Metals has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Metals Acquisition and New Age Metals’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metals Acquisition	$159.00 million	4.24	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A
New Age Metals	N/A	N/A	-$490,000.00	N/A	N/A

New Age Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Metals Acquisition.

Summary

Metals Acquisition beats New Age Metals on 7 of the 9 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 New Age Metals

New Age Metals Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum group metals (PGMs), and precious and base metal properties in Canada. The company explores for rhodium, palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, copper, and lithium deposits. It holds interests in the River Valley PGE project located in the Dana and Pardo townships of Northern Ontario; the Genesis PGE project located in south central Alaska; and lithium projects situated to the northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. New Age Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.