Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) Critical Review

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) and Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Sigma Lithium and Critical Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sigma Lithium	0	0	2	0	3.00
Critical Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sigma Lithium presently has a consensus price target of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 106.93%. Given Sigma Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sigma Lithium and Critical Metals”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sigma Lithium	$134.24 million	9.81	-$28.33 million	($0.48)	-24.67
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$147.49 million	N/A	N/A

Sigma Lithium has higher revenue and earnings than Critical Metals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Critical Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sigma Lithium and Critical Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sigma Lithium	-36.85%	-38.04%	-13.30%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Critical Metals beats Sigma Lithium on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sigma Lithium

Sigma Lithium Corporation engages in the exploration and development of lithium deposits in Brazil. It holds a 100% interest in the Grota do Cirilo, Genipapo, Santa Clara, and São José properties comprising 29 mineral rights covering an area of approximately 185 square kilometers located in the Araçuaí and Itinga regions of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It serves electric vehicle industries worldwide. The company was formerly known as Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation and changed its name to Sigma Lithium Corporation in July 2021. The company is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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.