Contrasting Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) & Lundin Mining (OTCMKTS:LUNMF)

Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) and Lundin Mining (OTCMKTS:LUNMF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Critical Metals and Lundin Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Critical Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lundin Mining	0	1	1	2	3.25

Lundin Mining has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 72.60%. Given Lundin Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lundin Mining is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$147.49 million	N/A	N/A
Lundin Mining	$3.39 billion	2.37	$241.56 million	($0.26)	-35.65

Lundin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Critical Metals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.4% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Lundin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Critical Metals has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Critical Metals and Lundin Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lundin Mining	6.63%	5.02%	2.92%

Summary

Lundin Mining beats Critical Metals on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Critical Metals

Critical Metals Corp. engages in the mining, exploration, and development of lithium metals. It owns Wolfsberg Project and Tanbreez Project. The company was founded on October 24, 2022 and is headquartered in British Virgin Islands.

About Lundin Mining

Lundin Mining Corporation, a diversified base metals mining company, engages in the exploration, development, and mining of mineral properties in Chile, Brazil, the United States, Portugal, Sweden, and Argentina. It primarily produces copper, zinc, gold, nickel, and molybdenum, as well as lead, silver, and other metals. The company holds 100% interests in the Chapada mine located in Brazil; the Eagle mine located in the United States; the Neves-Corvo mine located in Portugal; and the Zinkgruvan mine located in Sweden. It also holds 80% interests in the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mining complex; and 51% interest in the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine located in Chile, as well as owns the copper gold Josemaria project located in Argentina. The company was formerly known as South Atlantic Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to Lundin Mining Corporation in August 2004. Lundin Mining Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.