Financial Comparison: Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) versus USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR)

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) and Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares USA Rare Earth and Canadian Critical Minerals”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
USA Rare Earth	N/A	N/A	$7.90 million	($0.52)	-33.06
Canadian Critical Minerals	$2.87 million	2.89	-$350,000.00	N/A	N/A

USA Rare Earth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canadian Critical Minerals.

Risk & Volatility

USA Rare Earth has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Critical Minerals has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for USA Rare Earth and Canadian Critical Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
USA Rare Earth	1	0	6	0	2.71
Canadian Critical Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00

USA Rare Earth presently has a consensus price target of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.19%. Given USA Rare Earth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe USA Rare Earth is more favorable than Canadian Critical Minerals.

Profitability

This table compares USA Rare Earth and Canadian Critical Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
USA Rare Earth	N/A	N/A	-16.23%
Canadian Critical Minerals	-35.15%	-11.23%	-7.66%

Summary

USA Rare Earth beats Canadian Critical Minerals on 7 of the 9 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 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.