TMC vs. HBM, NGD, NXE, KNF, LEU, TTAM, AUGO, IPX, ERO, and AESI
Should you be buying TMC the metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TMC the metals include HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), NexGen Energy (NXE), Knife River (KNF), Centrus Energy (LEU), Titan America (TTAM), Aura Minerals (AUGO), IperionX (IPX), Ero Copper (ERO), and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
TMC the metals vs. Its Competitors
HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.
In the previous week, HudBay Minerals had 2 more articles in the media than TMC the metals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for HudBay Minerals and 4 mentions for TMC the metals. HudBay Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat TMC the metals' score of 0.90 indicating that HudBay Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.
HudBay Minerals has a net margin of 13.13% compared to TMC the metals' net margin of 0.00%. HudBay Minerals' return on equity of 10.73% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.
HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than TMC the metals. TMC the metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HudBay Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TMC the metals has a consensus price target of $7.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.77%. Given TMC the metals' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than HudBay Minerals.
57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of TMC the metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TMC the metals has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
HudBay Minerals beats TMC the metals on 13 of the 16 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.
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This page (NASDAQ:TMC) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
