Lifezone Metals Limited (LZM)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Douglas, Isle of Man | NYSE
5.18 USD
+1.29
(33.162%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.30 +0.12 (2.317%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:47 a.m. EDT
Lifezone Metals (LZM) is a higher-risk, speculative mining play with a fundamentally broken balance sheet, signaled by a short-term model predicting a -11.9% price drop over the next 45 days. Despite insider ownership and a recent sharp price recovery from $3.20 to $5.18 (a 61% gain), the underlying data reveals severe distress with negative free cash flow, massive operating losses, and a gross debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 73. Without a reliable dividend or strong earnings support, this holding relies entirely on asset discovery or volatility, making it unsuitable for traditional buy-and-hold strategies. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.319012 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.319550 |
| MSTL | 0.329386 |
| AutoTheta | 0.434705 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 5.04 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.851 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 73.118 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.013 |
| Market Cap | 465,586,496 |
| Forward P/E | -13.28 |
| Beta | 0.78 |
| Website | https://lifezonemetals.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:47 a.m. EDT: Options flow on April 17th shows a divergence in immediate positioning. Call volume spikes into the ATM (5.0 strike) with 782 contracts (high IV 1.81), indicating some speculative upside demand, while put activity sees significant new flow at the ATM (5.0 strike) with 30 contracts (high IV 1.23). The April 17th expirations show a trade-off between ATM call buying and ATM selling (puts), suggesting a struggle for direction rather than a strong consensus. However, OI for OTM strikes is extremely low across the board (near zero on calls), which limits the gamma exposure and control opportunities for speculators near expiration. This suggests speculative pressure is light and potentially prone to rapid rotation.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.6289308 |
| Address1 | St George's Court |
| Address2 | 2nd Floor Upper Church Street |
| All Time High | 19.92 |
| All Time Low | 2.9 |
| Ask | 5.29 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 748,480 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 359,658 |
| Average Volume | 359,658 |
| Average Volume10Days | 748,480 |
| Beta | 0.78 |
| Bid | 5.13 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Book Value | 0.881 |
| City | Douglas |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.18 |
| Current Ratio | 0.465 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 5.33 |
| Day Low | 4.67 |
| Debt To Equity | 73.118 |
| Display Name | Lifezone Metals |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,928,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,928,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,923,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,773,923,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,773,923,400 |
| Ebitda | -17,075,820 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -29.117 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 470.37 |
| Enterprise Value | 497,201,184 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.25 |
| Eps Forward | -0.39 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.17 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.1092 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0707998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.26058596 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 62.89308 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 6.23 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0500002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.16853936 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.06 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.12 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6928104 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.06 - 6.23 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,639,405,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 30,576,811 |
| Forward Eps | -0.39 |
| Forward P E | -13.282051 |
| Free Cashflow | -46,555,476 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 85 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.4952 |
| Gross Profits | 523,448 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.60797 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.26943 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 89,881,570 |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-industrial-metals-mining |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Lifezone Metals Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the metals production and recycling business. The company's flagship project is the Kabanga Nickel Project located in north-west Tanzania. It is also involved in the intellectual property licensing business. The company is based in Douglas, Isle of Man. |
| Long Name | Lifezone Metals Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 465,586,496 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1818477808 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -13,627,876 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 442,938,184 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 5.3 |
| Operating Cashflow | -15,592,766 |
| Operating Margins | -14.13381 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 1624 850 500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.12000036 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 2.3166094 |
| Post Market Price | 5.3 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,256 |
| Previous Close | 3.89 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -20.72 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.879682 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 440.46127 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.368 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.29 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 33.1619 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.33 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.67 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.67 - 5.33 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.89 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.18 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,797,148 |
| Return On Assets | -0.06843 |
| Return On Equity | -0.16388 |
| Revenue Growth | 7.051 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.013 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 85,509,302 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0001 |
| Shares Short | 9,359 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,769,731,200 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,793,123 |
| Short Name | Lifezone Metals Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0007 |
| Short Ratio | 0.03 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LZM |
| Target High Price | 11.78 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.92667 |
| Target Median Price | 8.0 |
| Total Cash | 20,640,404 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.23 |
| Total Debt | 53,254,008 |
| Total Revenue | 1,057,043 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.17 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.5481 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.63189983 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1389371 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,797,148 |
| Website | https://lifezonemetals.com |
| Zip | IM1 1EE |