Head-to-Head Contrast: Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) and Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM)

Lifezone Metals ( NYSE:LZM – Get Your Free Report ) and Westwater Resources ( NASDAQ:WWR – Get Your Free Report ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We’ll compare the two companies based on their dividend strength, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

return

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Westwater Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst ratings

This is a breakdown of current valuations for Lifezone Metals and Westwater Resources as provided by MarketBeat.

Lifezone Metals currently has a consensus target price of $14.17, suggesting a potential upside of 134.94%. Given Lifezone Metals’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Westwater Resources.

Volatility and risk

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.27, meaning its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwater Resources has a beta of 1.61, meaning its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Rating and Earnings

This table compares the revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation of Lifezone Metals and Westwater Resources.

Westwater Resources has lower revenue but higher earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Insider and institutional ownership

7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and big money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Westwater Resources beats Lifezone Metals in 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lifezone Metals

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Lifezone Metals Limited is engaged in the mining and refining of metals. It supplies metals with low carbon and sulfur dioxide emissions to the battery, electric vehicle and hydrogen storage markets. The company’s products include nickel, copper and cobalt. Its flagship project is the Kabanga nickel project in northwestern Tanzania. The company is based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.

About Westwater Resources

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Westwater Resources, Inc. operates as an energy technology company, focuses on the development of quality natural graphite materials for batteries. The Company owns interests in the Kellyton Graphite Plant located in Kellyton, Alabama; and the Bama Mine Project located in southern Alabama. It owns interests in the Coosa Graphite Project located in Coosa County, Alabama. The company was formerly known as Uranium Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Westwater Resources, Inc. in August 2017. Westwater Resources, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

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