MAC Copper (MTAL) Competitors $12.21 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 10/10/2025Extended Trading$12.21 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/10/2025 05:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MTAL vs. KNF, TMC, AUGO, TTAM, ERO, LAC, IPX, AESI, CRML, and SGMLShould you be buying MAC Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MAC Copper include Knife River (KNF), TMC the metals (TMC), Aura Minerals (AUGO), Titan America (TTAM), Ero Copper (ERO), Lithium Americas (LAC), IperionX (IPX), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Critical Metals (CRML), and Sigma Lithium (SGML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. MAC Copper vs. Its Competitors Knife River TMC the metals Aura Minerals Titan America Ero Copper Lithium Americas IperionX Atlas Energy Solutions Critical Metals Sigma Lithium Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) are both non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is KNF or MTAL more profitable? Knife River has a net margin of 5.20% compared to MAC Copper's net margin of 0.00%. Knife River's return on equity of 10.58% beat MAC Copper's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Knife River5.20% 10.58% 4.85% MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KNF or MTAL? Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than MAC Copper. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKnife River$2.90B1.32$201.68M$2.6925.16MAC Copper$340.74M2.95-$81.69MN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, KNF or MTAL? Knife River has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAC Copper has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor KNF or MTAL? In the previous week, Knife River and Knife River both had 6 articles in the media. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat MAC Copper's score of 0.62 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MAC Copper 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KNF or MTAL? 80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MAC Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate KNF or MTAL? Knife River currently has a consensus target price of $106.83, suggesting a potential upside of 57.83%. MAC Copper has a consensus target price of $12.63, suggesting a potential upside of 3.40%. Given Knife River's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Knife River is more favorable than MAC Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Knife River 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57MAC Copper 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 SummaryKnife River beats MAC Copper on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MAC Copper News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart MTAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMAC CopperMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.01B$7.49B$3.83B$21.89BDividend YieldN/A1.68%5.05%3.62%P/E RatioN/A19.59159.9730.12Price / Sales2.95164.9426,627.0166.72Price / Cash123.67129.7126.8924.26Price / Book1.819.107.434.70Net Income-$81.69M$276.93M$148.99M$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.04%10.38%3.74%0.49%1 Month PerformanceN/A50.58%16.75%1.61%1 Year Performance-0.57%116.06%69.22%13.30% MAC Copper Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTALMAC Copper2.3089 of 5 stars$12.21flat$12.63+3.4%-3.0%$1.01B$340.74M0.002,021Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeKNFKnife River3.7589 of 5 stars$69.77-1.8%$106.83+53.1%-25.6%$3.96B$2.90B25.984,761Positive NewsTMCTMC the metals1.4477 of 5 stars$9.35+21.2%$7.33-21.6%+851.5%$3.82BN/A-25.4030High Trading VolumeAUGOAura Minerals2.6015 of 5 stars$36.600.0%$40.00+9.3%N/A$3.02B$679.91M-44.631,394Analyst ForecastTTAMTitan America1.1697 of 5 stars$15.10-1.3%$17.07+13.1%N/A$2.78B$1.62B0.002,742News CoverageDividend AnnouncementEROEro Copper3.0716 of 5 stars$21.94+1.4%$19.00-13.4%+21.9%$2.27B$470.26M15.993,374Analyst DowngradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionLACLithium Americas0.988 of 5 stars$8.29-2.0%$5.33-35.6%+253.5%$2.00BN/A-35.98749Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeIPXIperionX1.2609 of 5 stars$55.34-0.1%$51.00-7.8%+139.7%$1.85BN/A0.00N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.8051 of 5 stars$11.56-2.9%$18.50+60.1%-46.5%$1.43B$1.06B82.751,143Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$10.36-10.7%N/A+231.2%$1.02BN/A0.004Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium2.9279 of 5 stars$7.50-0.9%$12.00+60.0%-49.0%$834.27M$152.36M-17.03250Analyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Knife River Alternatives TMC the metals Alternatives Aura Minerals Alternatives Titan America Alternatives Ero Copper Alternatives Lithium Americas Alternatives IperionX Alternatives Atlas Energy Solutions Alternatives Critical Metals Alternatives Sigma Lithium Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MTAL) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOptions Pro Reveals His #1 Retirement Income TradeIf you can be at your computer between 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on most weekdays, I’ll show you a simple trading ...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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