Quaterra Resources (OTCMKTS:QTRRF) & Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) Head to Head Review

Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Quaterra Resources (OTCMKTS:QTRRF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Lifezone Metals and Quaterra Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifezone Metals	0	0	3	0	3.00
Quaterra Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lifezone Metals presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 79.60%. Given Lifezone Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Quaterra Resources.

Risk & Volatility

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quaterra Resources has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Quaterra Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifezone Metals	$1.02 million	244.38	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A
Quaterra Resources	N/A	N/A	-$980,000.00	N/A	N/A

Quaterra Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Profitability

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Quaterra Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifezone Metals	-24,521.17%	-294.91%	-237.25%
Quaterra Resources	N/A	-6.27%	-6.15%

Summary

Quaterra Resources beats Lifezone Metals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lifezone Metals

Lifezone Metals Limited engages in the extraction and refining of metals. It supplies lower-carbon and sulfur dioxide emission metals to the battery storage, EV, and hydrogen markets. The company’s products include nickel, copper, and cobalt. Its flagship project is the Kabanga nickel project in North-West Tanzania. The company is based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.

About Quaterra Resources

Quaterra Resources, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It holds interest in the Groundhog and Quaterra’s Yerington Copper projects. The company was founded on May 11, 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.