Ferroglobe (GSM) Competitors

Ferroglobe (NASDAQ:GSM) and Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GSM or CRML?

Ferroglobe received 570 more outperform votes than Critical Metals when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ferroglobe	Outperform Votes 570 71.43%	Underperform Votes 228 28.57%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate GSM or CRML?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferroglobe	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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GSM or CRML?

Ferroglobe has higher revenue and earnings than Critical Metals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferroglobe	$1.65B	0.59	$87.31M	$0.46	11.28
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$100K	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer GSM or CRML?

In the previous week, Critical Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Ferroglobe. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Critical Metals and 4 mentions for Ferroglobe. Ferroglobe's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Critical Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Ferroglobe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferroglobe	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Critical Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, GSM or CRML?

Ferroglobe has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Critical Metals has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GSM or CRML?

89.6% of Ferroglobe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Critical Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Ferroglobe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GSM or CRML more profitable?

Ferroglobe has a net margin of 5.29% compared to Critical Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Ferroglobe's return on equity of 16.74% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferroglobe	5.29%	16.74%	7.45%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Ferroglobe beats Critical Metals on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.