Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) Head-To-Head Analysis

Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Materion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Canadian Critical Minerals and Materion”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Critical Minerals	$2.87 million	3.45	-$350,000.00	N/A	N/A
Materion	$1.68 billion	1.59	$5.89 million	$0.80	161.16

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Critical Minerals.

Volatility and Risk

Canadian Critical Minerals has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Canadian Critical Minerals and Materion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Critical Minerals	-17.61%	-7.52%	-5.08%
Materion	0.94%	12.69%	6.48%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Canadian Critical Minerals and Materion, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Critical Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Materion	0	2	1	0	2.33

Materion has a consensus target price of $117.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.25%. Given Materion’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Materion is more favorable than Canadian Critical Minerals.

Summary

Materion beats Canadian Critical Minerals on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Canadian Critical Minerals

Canadian Critical Minerals Inc., an exploration stage company, acquires, develops, and explores for mineral properties primarily in Canada. The company explores for gold, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, and silver deposits. Its principal project is the 100% owned Bull River Mine located in the Cranbrook, British Colombia; and the Thierry project that covers approximately 4,700 hectares located in the west of Pickle Lake, Ontario. The company was formerly known as Braveheart Resources Inc. and changed its name to Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. in January 2023. Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Materion

Materion Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces advanced engineered materials used in semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, consumer electronics, and telecom and data center in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other. The company provides advanced engineered solutions comprising beryllium and non-beryllium containing alloy systems and custom engineered parts in strip, bulk, rod, plate, bar, tube, and other customized shapes; engineering and product development services; alloyed metals, beryllium products, and beryllium hydroxide; precision strip, rod, and wire products, as well as engineered strip metal products; and ToughMet alloys and SupremEX aluminum silicon carbide metal matrix composite formulation products. It operates the bertrandite ore mine and refinery located in Utah that provides feedstock hydroxide for its beryllium businesses and external sale. In addition, it produces advanced chemicals, microelectronics packaging, precious metal, non-precious metal, and specialty metal products, including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal pre-forms, high temperature braze materials, and ultra-pure wire. Further, the company designs and produces precision thin film coatings, optical filters, and assemblies. The company sells its products directly from its facilities, as well as through company-owned service centers, outside distributors, agents, direct sales offices, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials Inc. and changed its name to Materion Corporation in March 2011. Materion Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.