Great Western Mining (GWMO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, GWMO or CRTM?

Great Western Mining has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GWMO or CRTM?

5.8% of Great Western Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Great Western Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Critical Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to GWMO or CRTM?

In the previous week, Great Western Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Critical Metals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Great Western Mining and 0 mentions for Critical Metals. Great Western Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Critical Metals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Western Mining	Neutral
Critical Metals	Neutral

Is GWMO or CRTM more profitable?

Great Western Mining has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Critical Metals' net margin of -5,636.57%. Great Western Mining's return on equity of -9.48% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Western Mining	N/A	-9.48%	-5.92%
Critical Metals	-5,636.57%	-130.81%	-40.21%

Which has better valuation and earnings, GWMO or CRTM?

Great Western Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Critical Metals. Great Western Mining 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
Great Western Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£0.04	-34.45
Critical Metals	£3.58K	2,422.69	-£1.44M	-£0.39	-21.80

Summary

Great Western Mining beats Critical Metals on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.