Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) & Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) Head-To-Head Comparison

Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Wheaton Precious Metals”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifezone Metals	$1.06 million	312.57	-$13.63 million	($4.67)	-0.84
Wheaton Precious Metals	$3.17 billion	20.85	$1.47 billion	$4.51	32.28

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals. Lifezone Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Lifezone Metals and Wheaton Precious Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifezone Metals	1	1	1	0	2.00
Wheaton Precious Metals	0	1	11	0	2.92

Lifezone Metals currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 77.89%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $166.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.03%. Given Lifezone Metals’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Wheaton Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifezone Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wheaton Precious Metals	64.66%	21.97%	19.83%

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Lifezone Metals on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lifezone Metals

Lifezone Metals Limited engages in the extraction and refining of metals. It supplies lower-carbon and sulfur dioxide emission metals to the battery storage, EV, and hydrogen markets. The company’s products include nickel, copper, and cobalt. Its flagship project is the Kabanga nickel project in North-West Tanzania. The company is based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. primarily sells precious metals in North America, Europe, and South America. It produces and sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits. The company was formerly known as Silver Wheaton Corp. and changed its name to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in May 2017. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.