Head-To-Head Review: Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) & Amerigo Resources (OTCMKTS:ARREF)

Amerigo Resources (OTCMKTS:ARREF) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Amerigo Resources has a beta of 3.07, suggesting that its share price is 207% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amerigo Resources and Metals Acquisition’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amerigo Resources	$157.46 million	1.30	$3.38 million	($0.01)	-123.00
Metals Acquisition	$159.00 million	3.64	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A

Amerigo Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Metals Acquisition.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Amerigo Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Amerigo Resources and Metals Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amerigo Resources	7.16%	11.50%	6.08%
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Amerigo Resources and Metals Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amerigo Resources	0	0	0	0	N/A
Metals Acquisition	0	1	2	0	2.67

Metals Acquisition has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.10%. Given Metals Acquisition’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than Amerigo Resources.

Summary

Amerigo Resources beats Metals Acquisition on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amerigo Resources

Amerigo Resources Ltd., through its subsidiary, Minera Valle Central S.A., engages in the production and sale of copper and molybdenum concentrates from Codelco's El Teniente underground mine in Chile. The company was formerly known as Golden Temple Mining Corp. and changed its name to Amerigo Resources Ltd. in March 2002. The company was incorporated in 1984 and 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.