USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR – Get Free Report) and Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for USA Rare Earth and Teck Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| USA Rare Earth | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.78 |
| Teck Resources | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2.37 |
USA Rare Earth currently has a consensus target price of $34.20, indicating a potential upside of 26.85%. Teck Resources has a consensus target price of $59.17, indicating a potential downside of 8.79%. Given USA Rare Earth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe USA Rare Earth is more favorable than Teck Resources.
Risk and Volatility
Profitability
This table compares USA Rare Earth and Teck Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| USA Rare Earth | N/A | -108.81% | -21.43% |
| Teck Resources | 14.91% | 7.94% | 4.62% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares USA Rare Earth and Teck Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| USA Rare Earth | $1.64 million | 3,583.38 | -$297.56 million | ($3.00) | -8.99 |
| Teck Resources | $7.70 billion | 4.06 | $1.00 billion | $2.73 | 23.76 |
Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than USA Rare Earth. USA Rare Earth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teck Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
78.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.6% of USA Rare Earth shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Teck Resources beats USA Rare Earth on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About USA Rare Earth
USA Rare Earth, Inc. is domestic supplier of rare earth magnets and heavy rare earth elements. It is developing a vertically integrated, domestic supply chain for rare earth element magnet production, with a facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and mining rights to the Round Top heavy rare earth and critical minerals deposit in West Texas. The company was founded in May 2019 and is headquartered in Stillwater, OK.
About Teck Resources
Teck Resources Limited engages in exploring for, acquiring, developing, and producing natural resources in Asia, Europe, and North America. The company operates through Steelmaking Coal, Copper, Zinc, and Energy segments. Its principal products include copper, zinc, steelmaking coal, and blended bitumen. The company also produces lead, silver, and molybdenum; and various specialty and other metals, chemicals, and fertilizers. In addition, it explores for gold. The company was formerly known as Teck Cominco Limited and changed its name to Teck Resources Limited in April 2009. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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