Financial Contrast: Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) & Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF)

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

Profitability

This table compares Metals Acquisition and Pacific Booker Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	-187.07%	-85.93%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Metals Acquisition and Pacific Booker Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Acquisition	0	1	2	0	2.67
Pacific Booker Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Metals Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Metals Acquisition’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than Pacific Booker Minerals.

Volatility and Risk

Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Booker Minerals has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Metals Acquisition and Pacific Booker Minerals”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metals Acquisition	$322.58 million	2.14	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$390,000.00	($0.03)	-16.97

Pacific Booker Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Metals Acquisition.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Pacific Booker Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Metals Acquisition beats Pacific Booker Minerals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Pacific Booker Minerals

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, and molybdenum deposits. It holds interests in the Morrison property located in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Booker Gold Explorations Limited and changed its name to Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. in February 2000. Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.