First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) vs. Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) Head to Head Survey

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

Volatility and Risk

Critical Metals has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Critical Metals and First Quantum Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Quantum Minerals	-32.41%	-2.69%	-1.29%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Critical Metals and First Quantum Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Critical Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00
First Quantum Minerals	0	4	3	1	2.63

First Quantum Minerals has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.58%. Given First Quantum Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Quantum Minerals is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Critical Metals and First Quantum Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$147.49 million	N/A	N/A
First Quantum Minerals	$6.46 billion	1.70	-$954.00 million	($2.23)	-5.90

Critical Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Quantum Minerals.

About Critical Metals

Sizzle Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. Sizzle Acquisition Corp. is based in Washington, the District of Columbia.

About First Quantum Minerals

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily explores for copper, nickel, pyrite, silver, gold, and zinc ores, as well as produces acid. The company has operating mines located in Zambia, Panama, Finland, Turkey, Spain, Australia, and Mauritania, as well as a development project in Zambia. It is exploring the Taca Taca copper-gold-molybdenum project in Argentina, as well as the Haquira copper deposit in Peru. The company was formerly known as First Quantum Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in July 1996. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.