Anglo American (OTCMKTS:NGLOY – Get Free Report) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Anglo American and Metals Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Anglo American | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Metals Acquisition | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Metals Acquisition has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.30%. Given Metals Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than Anglo American.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Anglo American | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Metals Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Anglo American and Metals Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Anglo American | $30.65 billion | 1.42 | $283.00 million | N/A | N/A |
Metals Acquisition | $322.58 million | 2.18 | -$144.55 million | N/A | N/A |
Anglo American has higher revenue and earnings than Metals Acquisition.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Anglo American shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Anglo American has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Metals Acquisition beats Anglo American on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Anglo American
Anglo American plc operates as a mining company in the United Kingdom and internationally. It explores for rough and polished diamonds, copper, platinum group metals and nickel, steelmaking coal, and iron ore; and nickel, polyhalite, and manganese ores. Anglo American plc was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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.
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