USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) and Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) Head-To-Head Comparison

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) and Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 46.6% of USA Rare Earth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Teck Resources 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for USA Rare Earth and Teck Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
USA Rare Earth	1	0	8	0	2.78
Teck Resources	0	13	5	1	2.37

USA Rare Earth presently has a consensus target price of $34.20, suggesting a potential upside of 29.89%. Teck Resources has a consensus target price of $59.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.03%. Given USA Rare Earth’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe USA Rare Earth is more favorable than Teck Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares USA Rare Earth and Teck Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
USA Rare Earth	$1.64 million	3,499.64	-$297.56 million	($3.00)	-8.78
Teck Resources	$7.70 billion	3.63	$1.00 billion	$2.73	21.24

Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than USA Rare Earth. USA Rare Earth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teck Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

USA Rare Earth has a beta of 2.38, meaning that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teck Resources has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares USA Rare Earth and Teck Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
USA Rare Earth	N/A	-108.81%	-21.43%
Teck Resources	14.91%	7.94%	4.62%

Summary

Teck Resources beats USA Rare Earth on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About USA Rare Earth

USA Rare Earth, Inc. is domestic supplier of rare earth magnets and heavy rare earth elements. It is developing a vertically integrated, domestic supply chain for rare earth element magnet production, with a facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and mining rights to the Round Top heavy rare earth and critical minerals deposit in West Texas. The company was founded in May 2019 and is headquartered in Stillwater, OK.

About Teck Resources

Teck Resources Limited engages in exploring for, acquiring, developing, and producing natural resources in Asia, Europe, and North America. The company operates through Steelmaking Coal, Copper, Zinc, and Energy segments. Its principal products include copper, zinc, steelmaking coal, and blended bitumen. The company also produces lead, silver, and molybdenum; and various specialty and other metals, chemicals, and fertilizers. In addition, it explores for gold. The company was formerly known as Teck Cominco Limited and changed its name to Teck Resources Limited in April 2009. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.