TMC the metals (TMC) Competitors

Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) are both mid-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, KNF or TMC?

Knife River has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TMC the metals has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KNF or TMC more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 5.20% compared to TMC the metals' net margin of 0.00%. Knife River's return on equity of 10.58% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knife River	5.20%	10.58%	4.85%
TMC the metals	N/A	-1,240.46%	-90.71%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KNF or TMC?

80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of TMC the metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate KNF or TMC?

Knife River currently has a consensus target price of $114.33, suggesting a potential upside of 42.41%. TMC the metals has a consensus target price of $7.33, suggesting a potential upside of 43.37%. Given TMC the metals' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Knife River.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TMC the metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media prefer KNF or TMC?

In the previous week, Knife River had 6 more articles in the media than TMC the metals. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Knife River and 4 mentions for TMC the metals. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat TMC the metals' score of -0.04 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knife River	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
TMC the metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KNF or TMC?

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
Knife River	$2.90B	1.57	$201.68M	$2.69	29.85
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	-$81.94M	-$0.37	-13.82

Summary

Knife River beats TMC the metals on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.