Smart Sand (SND) Competitors

Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) are both small-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, LZM or SND?

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smart Sand has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LZM or SND?

35.2% of Smart Sand shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.0% of Smart Sand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor LZM or SND?

In the previous week, Smart Sand had 1 more articles in the media than Lifezone Metals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Smart Sand and 4 mentions for Lifezone Metals. Smart Sand's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Lifezone Metals' score of 0.31 indicating that Smart Sand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lifezone Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Smart Sand	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LZM or SND more profitable?

Smart Sand has a net margin of 0.26% compared to Lifezone Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Lifezone Metals' return on equity of 0.00% beat Smart Sand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifezone Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smart Sand	0.26%	-8.83%	-6.20%

Do analysts prefer LZM or SND?

Lifezone Metals presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 209.05%. Given Lifezone Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Smart Sand.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifezone Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Smart Sand	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LZM or SND?

Smart Sand has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifezone Metals	$416.32K	851.65	-$46.31M	N/A	N/A
Smart Sand	$311.37M	0.26	$2.99M	-$0.54	-3.46

Summary

Smart Sand beats Lifezone Metals on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.