Critical Analysis: Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) vs. Capstone Copper (OTCMKTS:CSFFF)

Capstone Copper (OTCMKTS:CSFFF) and Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Capstone Copper and Critical Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capstone Copper	$1.60 billion	0.00	$82.91 million	$0.11	N/A
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$51.87 million	N/A	N/A

Capstone Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Critical Metals.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Capstone Copper and Critical Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capstone Copper	0	0	0	0	0.00
Critical Metals	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given Capstone Copper’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Capstone Copper is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Profitability

This table compares Capstone Copper and Critical Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capstone Copper	3.89%	2.62%	1.40%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.6% of Capstone Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Critical Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Capstone Copper beats Critical Metals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Capstone Copper

Capstone Mining Corp. engages in the exploration and production of base metals in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Chile. The company explores for copper, molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, iron, and gold deposits. It holds interests in the Pinto Valley, an open pit copper mine located in Arizona, the United States; and the Cozamin, a copper-silver underground mine located in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. The company also owns a 100% interest in copper-iron-gold Santo Domingo development project in Region III, Chile. The company was formerly known as Capstone Gold Corp. and changed its name to Capstone Mining Corp. in February 2006. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Critical Metals

Critical Metals Corp. engages in the mining, exploration, and development of lithium metals. It owns Wolfsberg Project and Tanbreez Project. The company was founded on October 24, 2022 and is headquartered in British Virgin Islands.