Contrasting Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) & Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM)

Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Lifezone Metals and Westwater Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Lifezone Metals presently has a consensus target price of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 148.97%. Given Lifezone Metals’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Westwater Resources.

Profitability

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Westwater Resources’ 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%
Westwater Resources	N/A	-6.14%	-5.74%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Westwater Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifezone Metals	$1.02 million	199.79	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A
Westwater Resources	N/A	N/A	-$7.75 million	($0.15)	-3.43

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

Westwater Resources beats Lifezone Metals on 7 of the 10 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 Westwater Resources

Westwater Resources, Inc. operates as an energy technology company, focuses on developing battery-grade natural graphite materials. The company holds interests in Kellyton Graphite Plant located in Kellyton, Alabama; and Bama Mine Project situated in south Alabama. It holds interests in 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 incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.