Head to Head Contrast: Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) vs. Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM)

Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Lifezone Metals and Avino Silver & Gold Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifezone Metals	0	0	4	0	3.00
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	0	0	2	0	3.00

Lifezone Metals presently has a consensus price target of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 59.18%. Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a consensus price target of $1.30, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Lifezone Metals’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than Avino Silver & Gold Mines.

Risk and Volatility

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifezone Metals	$1.48 million	N/A	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	$43.89 million	3.26	$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Lifezone Metals.

Profitability

This table compares Lifezone Metals and Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifezone Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	3.21%	5.39%	4.48%

Summary

Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats Lifezone Metals on 8 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 Avino Silver & Gold Mines

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of mineral properties in Canada. It primarily explores for silver, gold, and copper deposits. The company owns interests in 42 mineral claims and four leased mineral claims, including Avino mine area property comprising four exploration concessions covering 154.4 hectares, 24 exploitation concessions covering 1,284.7 hectares, and one leased exploitation concession covering 98.83 hectares; Gomez Palacio property consists of nine exploration concessions covering 2,549 hectares; and Unification La Platosa properties, which include three leased concessions located in the state of Durango, Mexico. It also owns 100% interests in the Minto and Olympic-Kelvin properties located in British Columbia, Canada; and 14 quartz leases in Eagle property located in the Mayo Mining Division of Yukon, Canada. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.