Lucara Diamond (LUC) Competitors

Metalla Royalty & Streaming (CVE:MTA) and Lucara Diamond (TSE:LUC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Is MTA or LUC more profitable?

Lucara Diamond has a net margin of -20.70% compared to Metalla Royalty & Streaming's net margin of -452.81%. Metalla Royalty & Streaming's return on equity of -9.98% beat Lucara Diamond's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metalla Royalty & Streaming	-452.81%	-9.98%	-1.51%
Lucara Diamond	-20.70%	-13.99%	3.82%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MTA or LUC?

Metalla Royalty & Streaming has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lucara Diamond. Metalla Royalty & Streaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lucara Diamond, 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
Metalla Royalty & Streaming	C$3.49M	95.41	-C$15.78M	-C$0.35	-14.85
Lucara Diamond	C$116.88M	0.66	-C$24.20M	-C$0.11	-2.27

Which has more volatility and risk, MTA or LUC?

Metalla Royalty & Streaming has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucara Diamond has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTA or LUC?

Lucara Diamond received 340 more outperform votes than Metalla Royalty & Streaming when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Metalla Royalty & Streaming an outperform vote while only 65.79% of users gave Lucara Diamond an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Metalla Royalty & Streaming	Outperform Votes 10 66.67%	Underperform Votes 5 33.33%
Lucara Diamond	Outperform Votes 350 65.79%	Underperform Votes 182 34.21%

Do analysts recommend MTA or LUC?

Metalla Royalty & Streaming presently has a consensus price target of C$8.25, indicating a potential upside of 60.51%. Lucara Diamond has a consensus price target of C$0.50, indicating a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Lucara Diamond's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lucara Diamond is more favorable than Metalla Royalty & Streaming.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metalla Royalty & Streaming	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Lucara Diamond	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to MTA or LUC?

In the previous week, Metalla Royalty & Streaming had 3 more articles in the media than Lucara Diamond. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Metalla Royalty & Streaming and 1 mentions for Lucara Diamond. Metalla Royalty & Streaming's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Lucara Diamond's score of 0.39 indicating that Metalla Royalty & Streaming is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Metalla Royalty & Streaming	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lucara Diamond	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MTA or LUC a better dividend stock?

Metalla Royalty & Streaming pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lucara Diamond pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 41.7%. Metalla Royalty & Streaming pays out -14.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lucara Diamond pays out -94.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lucara Diamond is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTA or LUC?

13.6% of Metalla Royalty & Streaming shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Lucara Diamond shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Metalla Royalty & Streaming shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of Lucara Diamond shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lucara Diamond beats Metalla Royalty & Streaming on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.