Critical Metals (CRTM) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BRES or CRTM?

In the previous week, Blencowe Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Critical Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Blencowe Resources and 1 mentions for Critical Metals. Blencowe Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Critical Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Blencowe Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blencowe Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Is BRES or CRTM more profitable?

Blencowe Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Critical Metals' net margin of -5,636.57%. Blencowe Resources' return on equity of -16.02% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blencowe Resources	N/A	-16.02%	-13.34%
Critical Metals	-5,636.57%	-130.81%	-40.21%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BRES or CRTM?

0.6% of Blencowe Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Blencowe Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Critical Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BRES or CRTM?

Blencowe Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Critical Metals. Blencowe 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
Blencowe Resources	N/A	N/A	-£1.28M	-£0.00	-2,130.43
Critical Metals	£3.58K	2,560.47	-£1.44M	-£0.39	-23.03

Which has more risk & volatility, BRES or CRTM?

Blencowe Resources has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blencowe Resources beats Critical Metals on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.