TMC the metals (TMC) Competitors

TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) and Knife River (NYSE:KNF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TMC or KNF?

4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of TMC the metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Knife River shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TMC or KNF?

In the previous week, Knife River had 7 more articles in the media than TMC the metals. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Knife River and 4 mentions for TMC the metals. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat TMC the metals' score of 0.38 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TMC the metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Knife River	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TMC or KNF?

TMC the metals has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TMC or KNF?

Knife River received 11 more outperform votes than TMC the metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 83.33% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave TMC the metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TMC the metals	Outperform Votes 4 28.57%	Underperform Votes 10 71.43%
Knife River	Outperform Votes 15 83.33%	Underperform Votes 3 16.67%

Is TMC or KNF more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 6.96% compared to TMC the metals' net margin of 0.00%. Knife River's return on equity of 14.82% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TMC the metals	N/A	-624.70%	-155.10%
Knife River	6.96%	14.82%	7.38%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TMC or KNF?

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than TMC the metals. TMC the metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knife River, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	-$73.78M	-$0.23	-19.80
Knife River	$2.92B	1.58	$201.70M	$3.17	25.78

Do analysts rate TMC or KNF?

TMC the metals currently has a consensus target price of $5.08, indicating a potential upside of 11.60%. Knife River has a consensus target price of $114.80, indicating a potential upside of 40.46%. Given Knife River's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Knife River is more favorable than TMC the metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TMC the metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Knife River beats TMC the metals on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.