Financial Analysis: Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) versus Pelangio Exploration (OTCMKTS:PGXPF)

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

Risk & Volatility

Pelangio Exploration has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pelangio Exploration and Lifezone Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pelangio Exploration	N/A	N/A	-268.74%
Lifezone Metals	-24,521.17%	-294.91%	-237.25%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pelangio Exploration and Lifezone Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pelangio Exploration	N/A	N/A	-$1.03 million	N/A	N/A
Lifezone Metals	$1.48 million	N/A	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A

Pelangio Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lifezone Metals.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Pelangio Exploration and Lifezone Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Lifezone Metals has a consensus target price of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 119.30%. Given Lifezone Metals’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Pelangio Exploration.

Summary

Lifezone Metals beats Pelangio Exploration on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pelangio Exploration

Pelangio Exploration Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral properties. It holds interests in various gold properties in Ghana and Canada. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.