Critical Metals (CRML) Competitors

Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) and Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) 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 profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ASM or CRML?

Avino Silver & Gold Mines and Critical Metals both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	N/A	N/A
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend ASM or CRML?

Avino Silver & Gold Mines currently has a consensus price target of $2.27, suggesting a potential downside of 21.70%. Given Avino Silver & Gold Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Avino Silver & Gold Mines is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Critical Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ASM or CRML?

Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASM or CRML?

Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Critical Metals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	$72.62M	5.65	$540K	$0.09	32.17
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$147.49M	N/A	N/A

Is ASM or CRML more profitable?

Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a net margin of 6.57% compared to Critical Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Avino Silver & Gold Mines' return on equity of 12.13% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	6.57%	12.13%	10.16%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor ASM or CRML?

In the previous week, Avino Silver & Gold Mines had 15 more articles in the media than Critical Metals. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Avino Silver & Gold Mines and 3 mentions for Critical Metals. Avino Silver & Gold Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Critical Metals' score of 0.19 indicating that Avino Silver & Gold Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Critical Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASM or CRML?

3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats Critical Metals on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.