Reviewing Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) & Lundin Mining (OTCMKTS:LUNMF)

Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) and Lundin Mining (OTCMKTS:LUNMF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Lundin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Metals Acquisition and Lundin Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Acquisition	0	1	2	0	2.67
Lundin Mining	0	1	0	4	3.60

Metals Acquisition presently has a consensus target price of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 42.46%. Given Metals Acquisition’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than Lundin Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Metals Acquisition and Lundin Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lundin Mining	6.63%	5.02%	2.92%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Metals Acquisition and Lundin Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metals Acquisition	$340.74 million	2.17	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A
Lundin Mining	$3.39 billion	2.15	$241.56 million	($0.26)	-32.59

Lundin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Metals Acquisition.

Summary

Lundin Mining beats Metals Acquisition on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Metals Acquisition

Metals Acquisition Limited focuses on mining and production of copper and silver. It operates the CSA copper mine in Cobar, Australia. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.

About Lundin Mining

Lundin Mining Corporation, a diversified base metals mining company, engages in the exploration, development, and mining of mineral properties in Chile, Brazil, the United States, Portugal, Sweden, and Argentina. It primarily produces copper, zinc, gold, nickel, and molybdenum, as well as lead, silver, and other metals. The company holds 100% interests in the Chapada mine located in Brazil; the Eagle mine located in the United States; the Neves-Corvo mine located in Portugal; and the Zinkgruvan mine located in Sweden. It also holds 80% interests in the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mining complex; and 51% interest in the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine located in Chile, as well as owns the copper gold Josemaria project located in Argentina. The company was formerly known as South Atlantic Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to Lundin Mining Corporation in August 2004. Lundin Mining Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.