Nexa Resources (NEXA) Competitors

TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) and Nexa Resources (NYSE:NEXA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TMC or NEXA?

TMC the metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nexa Resources. TMC the metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexa Resources, 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
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	-$81.94M	-$0.37	-13.84
Nexa Resources	$2.77B	0.23	-$205.03M	-$0.68	-7.13

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TMC or NEXA?

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

Do analysts rate TMC or NEXA?

TMC the metals currently has a consensus target price of $7.33, suggesting a potential upside of 43.23%. Nexa Resources has a consensus target price of $5.70, suggesting a potential upside of 17.65%. Given TMC the metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Nexa Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TMC the metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Nexa Resources	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40

Does the media prefer TMC or NEXA?

In the previous week, TMC the metals had 1 more articles in the media than Nexa Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for TMC the metals and 2 mentions for Nexa Resources. TMC the metals' average media sentiment score of -0.04 beat Nexa Resources' score of -0.50 indicating that TMC the metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TMC the metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nexa Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is TMC or NEXA more profitable?

TMC the metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Nexa Resources' net margin of -3.26%. Nexa Resources' return on equity of -6.54% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TMC the metals	N/A	-1,240.46%	-90.71%
Nexa Resources	-3.26%	-6.54%	-1.60%

Which has more volatility & risk, TMC or NEXA?

TMC the metals has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexa Resources has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TMC the metals beats Nexa Resources on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.