Do analysts recommend MTAL or CRML?

Critical Metals has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 178.18%. Given Critical Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Critical Metals is more favorable than MAC Copper. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MAC Copper 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Critical Metals 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTAL or CRML?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Critical Metals N/A N/A -$228.20M N/A N/A

Is MTAL or CRML more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A Critical Metals N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer MTAL or SGML?

Sigma Lithium has a consensus price target of $14.30, suggesting a potential upside of 49.58%. Given Sigma Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than MAC Copper. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MAC Copper 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Sigma Lithium 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MTAL or SGML?

MAC Copper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sigma Lithium. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Sigma Lithium $110.01M 9.78 -$50.19M -$0.24 N/A

Do analysts rate MTAL or CMP?

Compass Minerals International has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Compass Minerals International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than MAC Copper. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MAC Copper 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Compass Minerals International 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80

Which has better valuation and earnings, MTAL or CMP?

MAC Copper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Compass Minerals International. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Compass Minerals International $1.24B 0.78 -$79.80M $0.43 53.74

Do analysts recommend MTAL or LAC?

Lithium Americas has a consensus price target of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 122.93%. Given Lithium Americas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than MAC Copper. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MAC Copper 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Lithium Americas 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MTAL or LAC?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Lithium Americas N/A N/A -$122.09M -$0.37 N/A

Is MTAL or LAC more profitable?

MAC Copper's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A Lithium Americas N/A -7.35% -2.96%

Do analysts rate LAR or MTAL?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) currently has a consensus price target of $9.32, suggesting a potential upside of 77.29%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than MAC Copper. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas (Argentina) 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 MAC Copper 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, LAR or MTAL?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A N/A -$75.45M -$0.34 N/A MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is LAR or MTAL more profitable?

Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity of 0.95% beat MAC Copper's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A 0.95% 0.70% MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A

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MTAL vs. CRML, SGML, CMP, LAC, and LAR

Should you buy MAC Copper stock or one of its competitors? MAC Copper's main competitors and comparable companies include Critical Metals (CRML), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Lithium Americas (LAC), and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "diversified metals & mining" industry.

How does MAC Copper compare to Critical Metals?

MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) and Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Critical Metals had 13 more articles in the media than MAC Copper. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Critical Metals and 0 mentions for MAC Copper. Critical Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat MAC Copper's score of 0.00 indicating that Critical Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MAC Copper	Neutral
Critical Metals	Neutral

87.5% of MAC Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Critical Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of MAC Copper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$228.20M	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Critical Metals has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 178.18%. Given Critical Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Critical Metals is more favorable than MAC Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MAC Copper	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Critical Metals	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Critical Metals beats MAC Copper on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MAC Copper compare to Sigma Lithium?

MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Sigma Lithium had 18 more articles in the media than MAC Copper. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Sigma Lithium and 0 mentions for MAC Copper. Sigma Lithium's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat MAC Copper's score of 0.00 indicating that Sigma Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MAC Copper	Neutral
Sigma Lithium	Neutral

MAC Copper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sigma Lithium.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sigma Lithium	$110.01M	9.78	-$50.19M	-$0.24	N/A

MAC Copper has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sigma Lithium's net margin of -19.36%. MAC Copper's return on equity of 0.00% beat Sigma Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sigma Lithium	-19.36%	-37.40%	-7.66%

Sigma Lithium has a consensus price target of $14.30, suggesting a potential upside of 49.58%. Given Sigma Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than MAC Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MAC Copper	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Sigma Lithium	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

87.5% of MAC Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of MAC Copper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sigma Lithium beats MAC Copper on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MAC Copper compare to Compass Minerals International?

MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) and Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Compass Minerals International has a net margin of 1.42% compared to MAC Copper's net margin of 0.00%. Compass Minerals International's return on equity of 12.75% beat MAC Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A
Compass Minerals International	1.42%	12.75%	2.28%

87.5% of MAC Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of MAC Copper shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Compass Minerals International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, MAC Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Compass Minerals International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MAC Copper	Neutral
Compass Minerals International	Neutral

MAC Copper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Compass Minerals International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Compass Minerals International	$1.24B	0.78	-$79.80M	$0.43	53.74

Compass Minerals International has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Compass Minerals International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Minerals International is more favorable than MAC Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MAC Copper	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Compass Minerals International	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Summary

Compass Minerals International beats MAC Copper on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MAC Copper compare to Lithium Americas?

MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) and Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Lithium Americas has a consensus price target of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 122.93%. Given Lithium Americas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than MAC Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MAC Copper	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Lithium Americas	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 3 more articles in the media than MAC Copper. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lithium Americas and 0 mentions for MAC Copper. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat MAC Copper's score of 0.00 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MAC Copper	Neutral
Lithium Americas	Neutral

MAC Copper's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas	N/A	-7.35%	-2.96%

87.5% of MAC Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of MAC Copper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Lithium Americas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-$122.09M	-$0.37	N/A

Summary

Lithium Americas beats MAC Copper on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MAC Copper compare to Lithium Americas (Argentina)?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) and MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity of 0.95% beat MAC Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	0.95%	0.70%
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Lithium Americas (Argentina) had 1 more articles in the media than MAC Copper. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and 0 mentions for MAC Copper. Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MAC Copper'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	Neutral
MAC Copper	Neutral

Lithium Americas (Argentina) currently has a consensus price target of $9.32, suggesting a potential upside of 77.29%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than MAC Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
MAC Copper	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MAC Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of MAC Copper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$75.45M	-$0.34	N/A
MAC Copper	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats MAC Copper on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	MAC Copper	Metals & Mining Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$311.30M	$3.79B	$4.73B	$22.96B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.25%	4.77%	3.72%
P/E Ratio	N/A	24.68	24.40	28.61
Price / Sales	N/A	25,967.34	15,466.31	94.35
Price / Cash	N/A	27.05	24.92	36.47
Price / Book	N/A	11.83	9.83	4.72
Net Income	N/A	$127.34M	$159.32M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.10%	-0.90%	-0.84%	0.35%
1 Month Performance	-0.49%	-6.49%	-5.91%	-3.80%
1 Year Performance	-16.91%	17.10%	15.00%	6.48%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MTAL MAC Copper	N/A	$10.15 -0.1%	N/A	-16.8%	$311.30M	N/A	N/A	2,021
CRML Critical Metals	2.68 of 5 stars	$7.04 -2.3%	$18.00 +155.9%	-42.1%	$1.03B	N/A	N/A	4
SGML Sigma Lithium	3.8069 of 5 stars	$8.84 +6.0%	$14.63 +65.5%	+36.0%	$993.54M	$110.01M	N/A	560	Gap Down
CMP Compass Minerals International	2.7022 of 5 stars	$22.25 +2.0%	$27.00 +21.3%	+19.4%	$934.06M	$1.24B	51.74	1,849	Analyst Forecast
LAC Lithium Americas	1.8963 of 5 stars	$2.53 -1.8%	$5.33 +111.2%	-70.2%	$916.68M	N/A	N/A	94	Analyst Forecast

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MAC Copper (MTAL) Competitors

MTAL vs. CRML, SGML, CMP, LAC, and LAR

How does MAC Copper compare to Critical Metals?

Does the media prefer MTAL or CRML?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MTAL or CRML?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTAL or CRML?

Is MTAL or CRML more profitable?

Do analysts recommend MTAL or CRML?

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How does MAC Copper compare to Sigma Lithium?

Does the media favor MTAL or SGML?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MTAL or SGML?

Is MTAL or SGML more profitable?

Do analysts prefer MTAL or SGML?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MTAL or SGML?

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How does MAC Copper compare to Compass Minerals International?

Is MTAL or CMP more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MTAL or CMP?

Does the media favor MTAL or CMP?

Which has better valuation and earnings, MTAL or CMP?

Do analysts rate MTAL or CMP?

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How does MAC Copper compare to Lithium Americas?

Do analysts recommend MTAL or LAC?

Does the media prefer MTAL or LAC?

Is MTAL or LAC more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTAL or LAC?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MTAL or LAC?

Summary

How does MAC Copper compare to Lithium Americas (Argentina)?

Is LAR or MTAL more profitable?

Does the media refer more to LAR or MTAL?

Do analysts rate LAR or MTAL?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAR or MTAL?

Which has better valuation and earnings, LAR or MTAL?

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