Ironveld (IRON) Competitors

Ironveld (LON:IRON) 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 valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor IRON or CRTM?

In the previous week, Critical Metals had 9 more articles in the media than Ironveld. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Critical Metals and 2 mentions for Ironveld. Ironveld's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Critical Metals' score of -0.58 indicating that Ironveld is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

13.4% of Ironveld shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 68.1% of Ironveld shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.9% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IRON or CRTM?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ironveld	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-£2.49M	-£0.05	-97.20

Which has more volatility and risk, IRON or CRTM?

Ironveld has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IRON or CRTM?

Ironveld received 82 more outperform votes than Critical Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Critical Metals an outperform vote while only 63.85% of users gave Ironveld an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ironveld	Outperform Votes 83 63.85%	Underperform Votes 47 36.15%
Critical Metals	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do analysts prefer IRON or CRTM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ironveld	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Critical Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is IRON or CRTM more profitable?

Ironveld's return on equity of -2.14% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ironveld	N/A	-2.14%	-2.65%
Critical Metals	N/A	-170.90%	-55.10%

Summary

Ironveld beats Critical Metals on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.