ATCX vs AVPMF vs LBSR Stock Comparison

Atlas Critical Minerals, Avrupa Minerals and Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVPMF Avrupa Minerals Ltd.
$0.01 0.0% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$868.07K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Avrupa Minerals leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Avrupa Minerals 3, Atlas Critical Minerals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATCXAVPMFLBSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.10M $868.07K $1.95M ATCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -2.9x -1.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -94.1% -50.0% -85.7% AVPMF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -32.3%/yr -55.3%/yr AVPMF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 143.9% 307.4% 235.4% ATCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 34/100 6/100 AVPMF

Percentile Scorecard

ATCXAVPMFLBSR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisATCXAVPMFLBSR
Valuation – 25 #123 of 163 0 #163 of 163
Growth – 25 #112 of 148 19 #120 of 148
Profitability – – –
Financial Health 93 #12 of 164 52 #80 of 164 5 #156 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – 2 #106 of 108
Overall – 34 6
  • ATCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AVPMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodATCXAVPMFLBSRSPY
1 month -32.1%0.0%-50.0% +0.7%
3 months -31.5%-50.0%-50.0% +3.7%
6 months -63.6%-75.0%-50.0% +7.1%
Year to date -80.3%-75.0%-80.0% +12.8%
1 year -94.1%-50.0%-85.7% +11.9%
3 years —-50.0%-75.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-20.6%-37.0% +22.8%
5 years —-85.7%-98.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-32.3%-55.3% +10.9%
10 years —-97.9%-99.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-32.0%-37.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATCXAVPMFLBSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 143.9%307.4%235.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 154.9%1,002.3%536.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.741.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.16-0.36 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.3%-90.0%-98.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -94.7%-88.9%-85.7% -1.2%
52-week high $39.00$0.09$0.07 $779.14
52-week low $2.02$0.01$0.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleATCXAVPMFLBSR
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.2x -2.9xmedian 13.2x -1.0xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x —median 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x —median 7.2x -3.5xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x -2.2xmedian 15.2x -1.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x -2.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 —median 0.30 -0.04median 0.30

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsATCXAVPMFLBSR
Operating income – – -$1.09M
Net income – -$196.60K -$1.09M
Free cash flow – -$296.29K -$844.33K
R&D – – $174.76K
EPS (diluted) – – $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $5.54M $360.26K $42.27K
Total debt – – $1.98M
Shares (diluted) 3.20M – 111.24M
Enterprise value $48.24K $192.26K $1.13M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricATCXAVPMFLBSR
P/E – -2.9x -1.0x
P/FCF – -2.2x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow – -2.2x -1.4x
P/S – – –
P/B 0.9x 0.6x -2.2x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.6x -2.2x
EV/EBITDA – – -3.5x
EV/EBIT – – -1.4x
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – -1.0x -1.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – -1.0x -1.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATCXAVPMFLBSR
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -477.0% -1,123%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% -28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -711.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -339.1% -19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% -19.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -336.4% -19.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.4% -19.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATCXAVPMFLBSR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – -1,789%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATCXAVPMFLBSR
Debt / assets – – 486.9%
Debt / equity – – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.9x
Debt / FCF – – -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 6.6% 24.7% 691.1%
Equity / assets 93.4% 75.3% -591.1%
Interest coverage – – -1.4x
Current ratio 11.7x 2.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio 10.5x 1.7x 0.1x
Cash ratio 10.5x 1.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATCXAVPMFLBSR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -82.5%
Shareholder yield – – -82.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusATCXAVPMFLBSR
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.24FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $850.23KFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +795.0%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +144.4% – –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ATCXAVPMFLBSR
ATCX 1.00 0.05 0.14
AVPMF 0.05 1.00 0.02
LBSR 0.14 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATCX, AVPMF and LBSR?

Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) $6.10M, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) $868.07K, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.95M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) returned the most: Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) -94.1%, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) -50.0%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -85.7%. Over five years, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) compounded fastest (Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) -32.3%/yr, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -55.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) has been the steadiest (Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) 143.9%, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) 307.4%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 235.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATCX, AVPMF and LBSR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.