Do analysts recommend IONR or LAR?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $8.13, indicating a potential downside of 20.19%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than ioneer. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ioneer 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Lithium Americas (Argentina) 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89

Which has better earnings & valuation, IONR or LAR?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio ioneer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A N/A -$75.45M -$0.38 N/A

Is IONR or LAR more profitable?

Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity of 0.28% beat ioneer's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ioneer N/A N/A N/A Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A 0.28% 0.21%

Do analysts recommend IONR or TMCWW?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ioneer 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 TMC the metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IONR or TMCWW?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio ioneer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TMC the metals N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is IONR or TMCWW more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ioneer N/A N/A N/A TMC the metals N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer IONR or BHP?

BHP Group has a consensus price target of $62.33, suggesting a potential downside of 31.47%. Given BHP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BHP Group is more favorable than ioneer. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ioneer 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 BHP Group 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IONR or BHP?

BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than ioneer. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio ioneer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BHP Group $51.26B 4.50 $9.02B N/A N/A

Is IONR or BHP more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ioneer N/A N/A N/A BHP Group N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts rate VALE or IONR?

Vale currently has a consensus target price of $16.65, indicating a potential upside of 3.59%. Given Vale's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than ioneer. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vale 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 ioneer 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, VALE or IONR?

Vale has higher revenue and earnings than ioneer. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Vale $38.40B 1.90 $2.35B $0.67 24.00 ioneer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is VALE or IONR more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 7.21% compared to ioneer's net margin of 0.00%. Vale's return on equity of 21.10% beat ioneer's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vale 7.21% 21.10% 9.18% ioneer N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer CCJ or IONR?

Cameco currently has a consensus target price of $148.62, suggesting a potential upside of 29.45%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than ioneer. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 ioneer 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCJ or IONR?

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than ioneer. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Cameco $3.54B 14.13 $421.96M $1.08 106.31 ioneer N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is CCJ or IONR more profitable?

Cameco has a net margin of 18.38% compared to ioneer's net margin of 0.00%. Cameco's return on equity of 11.05% beat ioneer's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cameco 18.38% 11.05% 7.65% ioneer N/A N/A N/A

ioneer (IONR) Competitors

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IONR vs. LAR, TMCWW, BHP, VALE, and CCJ

Should you buy ioneer stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ioneer with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ioneer include Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR), TMC the metals (TMCWW), BHP Group (BHP), Vale (VALE), and Cameco (CCJ). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

How does ioneer compare to Lithium Americas (Argentina)?

ioneer (NASDAQ:IONR) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by company 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.

Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity of 0.28% beat ioneer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	0.28%	0.21%

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $8.13, indicating a potential downside of 20.19%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than ioneer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ioneer	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$75.45M	-$0.38	N/A

In the previous week, ioneer had 1 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ioneer and 0 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). ioneer's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that ioneer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ioneer	Neutral
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	Neutral

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats ioneer on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ioneer compare to TMC the metals?

ioneer (NASDAQ:IONR) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMCWW) are both 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, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, ioneer and ioneer both had 1 articles in the media. ioneer's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat TMC the metals' score of 0.43 indicating that ioneer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ioneer	Neutral
TMC the metals	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ioneer	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
TMC the metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ioneer beats TMC the metals on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ioneer compare to BHP Group?

ioneer (NASDAQ:IONR) and BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, BHP Group had 6 more articles in the media than ioneer. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for BHP Group and 1 mentions for ioneer. ioneer's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat BHP Group's score of 0.44 indicating that ioneer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ioneer	Neutral
BHP Group	Neutral

BHP Group has higher revenue and earnings than ioneer.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BHP Group	$51.26B	4.50	$9.02B	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A
BHP Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.8% of BHP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of BHP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

BHP Group has a consensus price target of $62.33, suggesting a potential downside of 31.47%. Given BHP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BHP Group is more favorable than ioneer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ioneer	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
BHP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

BHP Group beats ioneer on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ioneer compare to Vale?

Vale (NYSE:VALE) and ioneer (NASDAQ:IONR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Vale had 3 more articles in the media than ioneer. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vale and 1 mentions for ioneer. ioneer's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Vale's score of 0.07 indicating that ioneer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vale	Neutral
ioneer	Neutral

Vale currently has a consensus target price of $16.65, indicating a potential upside of 3.59%. Given Vale's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vale is more favorable than ioneer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vale	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
ioneer	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Vale has higher revenue and earnings than ioneer.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vale	$38.40B	1.90	$2.35B	$0.67	24.00
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

21.9% of Vale shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vale has a net margin of 7.21% compared to ioneer's net margin of 0.00%. Vale's return on equity of 21.10% beat ioneer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vale	7.21%	21.10%	9.18%
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Vale beats ioneer on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ioneer compare to Cameco?

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and ioneer (NASDAQ:IONR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than ioneer.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cameco	$3.54B	14.13	$421.96M	$1.08	106.31
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Cameco had 10 more articles in the media than ioneer. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Cameco and 1 mentions for ioneer. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat ioneer's score of 0.44 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cameco	Positive
ioneer	Neutral

Cameco has a net margin of 18.38% compared to ioneer's net margin of 0.00%. Cameco's return on equity of 11.05% beat ioneer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cameco	18.38%	11.05%	7.65%
ioneer	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cameco currently has a consensus target price of $148.62, suggesting a potential upside of 29.45%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cameco is more favorable than ioneer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
ioneer	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Cameco beats ioneer on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

IONR vs. The Competition

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Metric	ioneer	Other Industrial Metals & Mining Industry	Materials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	N/A	$1.69B	$4.90B	$12.42B
Dividend Yield	N/A	6.55%	4.95%	5.29%
P/E Ratio	N/A	30.65	23.39	24.19
Price / Sales	N/A	55,271.78	6,526.11	138.36
Price / Cash	N/A	24.63	27.35	57.88
Price / Book	N/A	5.83	9.45	6.72
Net Income	N/A	$70.60M	$156.62M	$337.19M
7 Day Performance	8.57%	0.92%	0.06%	0.48%
1 Month Performance	3.21%	2.13%	0.80%	5.06%
1 Year Performance	26.67%	113.55%	70.02%	34.27%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IONR ioneer	N/A	$4.18 -5.6%	N/A	+26.6%	$0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
LAR Lithium Americas (Argentina)	2.0189 of 5 stars	$10.26 +5.6%	$8.13 -20.7%	+524.8%	$0.00	N/A	N/A	850	Gap Down High Trading Volume
TMCWW TMC the metals	N/A	$0.32 +6.7%	N/A	-58.8%	$0.00	N/A	N/A	30	Gap Up
BHP BHP Group	1.7903 of 5 stars	$87.88 +1.6%	$62.33 -29.1%	+88.7%	$219.51B	$51.26B	N/A	90,000
VALE Vale	3.7699 of 5 stars	$16.48 -0.1%	$16.65 +1.0%	+81.9%	$74.89B	$38.40B	24.60	65,805	Analyst Revision Gap Down

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IONR vs. LAR, TMCWW, BHP, VALE, and CCJ

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ioneer (IONR) Competitors

IONR vs. LAR, TMCWW, BHP, VALE, and CCJ

How does ioneer compare to Lithium Americas (Argentina)?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IONR or LAR?

Is IONR or LAR more profitable?

Do analysts recommend IONR or LAR?

Which has better earnings & valuation, IONR or LAR?

Does the media prefer IONR or LAR?

Summary

How does ioneer compare to TMC the metals?

Does the media prefer IONR or TMCWW?

Do analysts recommend IONR or TMCWW?

Is IONR or TMCWW more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IONR or TMCWW?

Summary

How does ioneer compare to BHP Group?

Does the media favor IONR or BHP?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IONR or BHP?

Is IONR or BHP more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IONR or BHP?

Do analysts prefer IONR or BHP?

Summary

How does ioneer compare to Vale?

Does the media refer more to VALE or IONR?

Do analysts rate VALE or IONR?

Which has better valuation & earnings, VALE or IONR?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VALE or IONR?

Is VALE or IONR more profitable?

Summary

How does ioneer compare to Cameco?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CCJ or IONR?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCJ or IONR?

Does the media prefer CCJ or IONR?

Is CCJ or IONR more profitable?

Do analysts prefer CCJ or IONR?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

IONR vs. The Competition

ioneer Competitors List

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