Wealth Minerals (OTCMKTS:WMLLF – Get Rating) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC – Get Rating) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Wealth Minerals and TMC the metals' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get Wealth Minerals alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wealth Minerals | N/A | N/A | -$7.49 million | ($0.04) | -5.35 |
| TMC the metals | N/A | N/A | -$141.30 million | ($0.41) | -2.16 |
Wealth Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TMC the metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Wealth Minerals has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TMC the metals has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Wealth Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of TMC the metals shares are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of TMC the metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Wealth Minerals and TMC the metals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wealth Minerals | N/A | -26.22% | -23.22% |
| TMC the metals | N/A | -102.60% | -71.92% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Wealth Minerals and TMC the metals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wealth Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| TMC the metals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
TMC the metals has a consensus target price of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 323.97%. Given TMC the metals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Wealth Minerals.
Summary
TMC the metals beats Wealth Minerals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wealth Minerals
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Wealth Minerals Ltd., a junior mineral resource exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Chile, Canada, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for lithium, as well as for precious metal and copper deposits. It principally holds interests in the Atacama project that comprises 144 exploration concessions covering an area of approximately 46,200 hectares located in the Atacama Salar in Region II of Antofagasta, northern Chile. Wealth Minerals Ltd. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About TMC the metals
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TMC the metals company Inc., a deep-sea minerals exploration company, focuses on the collection, processing, and refining of polymetallic nodules found on the seafloor in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the south-west of San Diego, California. The company primarily explores for nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese products. TMC the metals company Inc., through its subsidiaries, holds exploration rights in three polymetallic nodule contract areas in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean. Its products are used in electric vehicles (EV), renewable energy storage markets, EV wiring, clean energy transmission, manganese alloy production required for steel production, and other applications. The company was formerly known as Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corporation and changed its name to TMC the metals company Inc. TMC the metals company Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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