Critical Metals (CRTM) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CDL or CRTM?

0.2% of Cloudbreak Discovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 80.5% of Cloudbreak Discovery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.2% of Critical Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CDL or CRTM?

Critical Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cloudbreak Discovery. Cloudbreak Discovery 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
Cloudbreak Discovery	£340.26K	6.33	-£2.87M	-£0.25	-0.75
Critical Metals	£25.52K	20.07	-£1.44M	-£2.25	-0.36

Is CDL or CRTM more profitable?

Cloudbreak Discovery has a net margin of -842.88% compared to Critical Metals' net margin of -5,636.57%. Cloudbreak Discovery's return on equity of -87.92% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cloudbreak Discovery	-842.88%	-87.92%	-31.77%
Critical Metals	-5,636.57%	-130.81%	-40.21%

Does the media prefer CDL or CRTM?

In the previous week, Critical Metals had 3 more articles in the media than Cloudbreak Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Critical Metals and 0 mentions for Cloudbreak Discovery. Cloudbreak Discovery's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Critical Metals' score of -0.42 indicating that Cloudbreak Discovery is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cloudbreak Discovery	Neutral
Critical Metals	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CDL or CRTM?

Cloudbreak Discovery has a beta of -0.14, meaning that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cloudbreak Discovery beats Critical Metals on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.