Centamin (OTCMKTS:CELTF) and Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) Critical Review

Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Centamin (OTCMKTS:CELTF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centamin has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lifezone Metals and Centamin, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifezone Metals	0	0	4	0	3.00
Centamin	0	0	0	0	N/A

Lifezone Metals presently has a consensus price target of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 110.50%. Given Lifezone Metals’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Centamin.

Profitability

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Centamin’s 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%
Centamin	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Centamin”s gross 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
Centamin	$891.26 million	2.66	$92.28 million	N/A	N/A

Centamin has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Summary

Centamin beats Lifezone Metals on 6 of the 8 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 Centamin

Centamin plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, mining, and development of gold and precious metals in Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Jersey, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Its principal asset is the Sukari Gold Mine project, which covers an area of approximately 160 square kilometers located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.