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TMC the metals (TMC) Competitors

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$7.13 -0.02 (-0.28%)
Closing price 10/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$7.19 +0.06 (+0.79%)
As of 10/24/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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TMC vs. SQM, LEU, HBM, NGD, NXE, KNF, AUGO, TTAM, ERO, and CRML

Should you be buying TMC the metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TMC the metals include Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), Centrus Energy (LEU), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), NexGen Energy (NXE), Knife River (KNF), Aura Minerals (AUGO), Titan America (TTAM), Ero Copper (ERO), and Critical Metals (CRML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

TMC the metals vs. Its Competitors

Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of TMC the metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera currently has a consensus price target of $46.81, indicating a potential upside of 2.81%. TMC the metals has a consensus price target of $7.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.85%. Given TMC the metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Sociedad Quimica y Minera.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
TMC the metals
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a net margin of 11.29% compared to TMC the metals' net margin of 0.00%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera's return on equity of 9.09% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sociedad Quimica y Minera11.29% 9.09% 4.17%
TMC the metals N/A -1,240.46%-90.71%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sociedad Quimica y Minera$4.53B2.87$685.12M$1.6727.27
TMC the metalsN/AN/A-$81.94M-$0.37-19.27

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TMC the metals has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Sociedad Quimica y Minera had 12 more articles in the media than TMC the metals. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera and 3 mentions for TMC the metals. TMC the metals' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's score of 0.51 indicating that TMC the metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TMC the metals
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Sociedad Quimica y Minera beats TMC the metals on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TMC vs. The Competition

MetricTMC the metalsMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.90B$7.08B$3.72B$10.69B
Dividend YieldN/A1.68%5.05%4.81%
P/E RatioN/A18.8721.8530.88
Price / SalesN/A136.1421,566.08176.26
Price / CashN/A114.9026.4361.44
Price / Book-142.607.947.056.61
Net Income-$81.94M$276.93M$148.62M$277.10M
7 Day Performance-12.94%-2.48%-1.46%2.56%
1 Month Performance8.69%18.18%5.33%3.77%
1 Year Performance617.81%75.17%53.34%33.01%

TMC the metals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TMC
TMC the metals
1.9141 of 5 stars
$7.13
-0.3%
$7.33
+2.9%
+617.4%$2.90BN/A-19.2730Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SQM
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
1.4628 of 5 stars
$44.16
+1.1%
$45.79
+3.7%
+12.7%$12.61B$4.53B26.458,344News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
LEU
Centrus Energy
1.0141 of 5 stars
$399.87
+5.2%
$202.09
-49.5%
+349.1%$7.28B$436.90M90.67280Positive News
Gap Down
HBM
HudBay Minerals
4.2731 of 5 stars
$16.43
+0.1%
$19.50
+18.7%
+66.1%$6.51B$2.02B22.502,803Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
NGD
New Gold
2.3399 of 5 stars
$7.19
+3.3%
$5.81
-19.2%
+121.5%$5.69B$1.03B55.311,570News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NXE
NexGen Energy
0.2037 of 5 stars
$8.71
+3.3%
N/A+15.5%$5.29BN/A-34.8260Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KNF
Knife River
3.6946 of 5 stars
$64.67
-0.4%
$106.83
+65.2%
-32.1%$3.66B$2.90B24.044,761Analyst Forecast
AUGO
Aura Minerals
4.076 of 5 stars
$37.56
+2.5%
$45.80
+21.9%
N/A$3.10B$594.16M-45.801,394Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
TTAM
Titan America
1.0655 of 5 stars
$15.10
+1.5%
$17.07
+13.1%
N/A$2.78B$1.63B0.002,742Dividend Announcement
ERO
Ero Copper
2.3536 of 5 stars
$22.71
+2.8%
$19.00
-16.3%
+6.5%$2.35B$535.97M16.573,374News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CRML
Critical Metals
1.3535 of 5 stars
$19.58
-6.1%
N/A+130.5%$2.05BN/A0.004Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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