Contrasting Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) & DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF)

DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares DeFi Technologies and Metals Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DeFi Technologies	N/A	232.34%	12.17%
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for DeFi Technologies and Metals Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DeFi Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metals Acquisition	0	1	2	0	2.67

Metals Acquisition has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.24%. Given Metals Acquisition’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than DeFi Technologies.

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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DeFi Technologies and Metals Acquisition”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DeFi Technologies	$7.67 million	82.80	-$15.03 million	($0.07)	-30.47
Metals Acquisition	$322.58 million	1.96	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A

DeFi Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Metals Acquisition.

Summary

Metals Acquisition beats DeFi Technologies on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies Inc., a technology company, develops and lists exchange traded products in Canada, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. The company provides asset management services, such as investment vehicles, indirect exposure to underlying cryptocurrencies, digital asset indexes, and other decentralized finance instruments. It also participates in decentralized blockchain networks by processing data transactions that contribute to network security and stability, governance, and transaction validation. In addition, the company invests in decentralized finance companies in early-stage ventures. Further, it offers node management of decentralized protocols to support governance, security, and transaction validation for their networks. The company was formerly known as Valour Inc. and changed its name to DeFi Technologies Inc. in July 2023. DeFi Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.