Contrasting Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL)

Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Pure Energy Minerals has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Pure Energy Minerals and Metals Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pure Energy Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metals Acquisition	0	0	5	0	3.00

Metals Acquisition has a consensus target price of $13.92, indicating a potential upside of 3.09%. Given Metals Acquisition’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than Pure Energy Minerals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pure Energy Minerals and Metals Acquisition’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pure Energy Minerals	$400,000.00	24.26	-$260,000.00	($0.01)	-28.57
Metals Acquisition	$159.00 million	4.27	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A

Pure Energy Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Metals Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares Pure Energy Minerals and Metals Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Energy Minerals	-113.48%	-1.76%	-1.75%
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Metals Acquisition beats Pure Energy Minerals on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pure Energy Minerals

Pure Energy Minerals Limited acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties. Its primary project is the Clayton Valley lithium brine project located in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Harmony Gold Corp. and changed its name to Pure Energy Minerals Limited in October 2012. Pure Energy Minerals Limited is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.