Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Lundin Mining (OTCMKTS:LUNMF) Financial Comparison

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

Volatility & Risk

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifezone Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lundin Mining	3.04%	3.70%	2.27%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Lundin Mining’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifezone Metals	$1.48 million	N/A	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A
Lundin Mining	$3.39 billion	2.70	$241.56 million	$0.15	78.73

Lundin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Lundin Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Lifezone Metals and Lundin Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifezone Metals	0	0	4	0	3.00
Lundin Mining	1	1	6	0	2.63

Lifezone Metals currently has a consensus target price of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 102.09%. Lundin Mining has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.62%. Given Lifezone Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Lundin Mining.

Summary

Lundin Mining beats Lifezone Metals on 9 of the 11 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 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.