Head to Head Analysis: Lynas Rare Earths (LYSCF) versus Its Rivals

Lynas Rare Earths (OTCMKTS:LYSCF) is one of 1,989 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Lynas Rare Earths to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.6% of Lynas Rare Earths shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Lynas Rare Earths and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lynas Rare Earths	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lynas Rare Earths Competitors	-1,158,604,987,491,368,400.00%	48.19%	-2.37%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lynas Rare Earths and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lynas Rare Earths	N/A	N/A	-63.55
Lynas Rare Earths Competitors	$169.59 billion	$266.78 million	-21.02

Lynas Rare Earths’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Lynas Rare Earths. Lynas Rare Earths is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Lynas Rare Earths and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lynas Rare Earths	0	0	2	0	3.00
Lynas Rare Earths Competitors	6273	22332	31898	1743	2.47

Lynas Rare Earths currently has a consensus price target of $20.90, indicating a potential upside of 89.66%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 31.12%. Given Lynas Rare Earths’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lynas Rare Earths is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Lynas Rare Earths competitors beat Lynas Rare Earths on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

Lynas Rare Earths Company Profile

Lynas Rare Earths Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, mining, extraction, and processing of rare earth minerals in Australia and Malaysia. The company holds an interest in the Mount Weld project, Western Australia; and the Kalgoorlie project. Its products include yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. The company also develops and operates advanced material processing and concentration plants, as well as offers corporate services. The company was formerly known as Lynas Corporation Limited and changed its name to Lynas Corporation Limited in November 2020. Lynas Rare Earths Limited was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Perth, Australia.