Critical Metals (CRTM) Competitors

Critical Metals (LON:CRTM) and Kavango Resources (LON:KAV) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, CRTM or KAV?

Critical Metals has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kavango Resources has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CRTM or KAV?

0.2% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Critical Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Kavango Resources 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.

Is CRTM or KAV more profitable?

Kavango Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Critical Metals' net margin of -5,636.57%. Kavango Resources' return on equity of -0.01% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Critical Metals	-5,636.57%	-130.81%	-40.21%
Kavango Resources	N/A	-0.01%	-14.06%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CRTM or KAV?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Critical Metals	£3.58K	2,931.94	-£1.44M	-£39.05	-0.26
Kavango Resources	£656K	49.53	-£5.48K	-£0.68	-1.32

Does the media favor CRTM or KAV?

In the previous week, Kavango Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Critical Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kavango Resources and 1 mentions for Critical Metals. Critical Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Kavango Resources' score of 0.14 indicating that Critical Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Critical Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kavango Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Kavango Resources beats Critical Metals on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.