Lifezone Metals Limited (LZM)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Douglas, Isle of Man | NYSE
3.24 USD
-0.21
(-6.090%) ⇩
(July 16, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals and a brutal multi-year price trajectory. The company is burning cash, reporting negative free cash flow, and carrying significant debt against a shrinking equity base. The balance sheet is fragile, evidenced by a current ratio well below 1.0, indicating liquidity stress. While the asset quality in Kabanga may be real, the financial reality suggests binding financing terms have not yet arrived, leaving the company exposed. The price action confirms this distress, with the stock down nearly 60% over the last three years and missing two consecutive annual targets. The recent price action shows continued weakness, trading below key moving averages. Compounding the bearish outlook, options activity is screaming caution; traders are aggressively buying puts to hedge against further declines, while call activity remains thin. With no dividend to provide income and a high probability of further downside given the leverage and operational burn, this security warrants avoidance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.296854 |
| MSTL | 0.302353 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.308574 |
| AutoETS | 0.308575 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 8.26 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.325 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.99 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 73.118 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.013 |
| Market Cap | 295,509,024 |
| Forward P/E | -8.31 |
| Beta | 1.27 |
| Website | https://lifezonemetals.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts expiring in August compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call activity at the $5 strike, the overwhelming capital allocation is in put writing or buying, suggesting a strong expectation of further price weakness before the August expiration.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.22818792 |
| Address1 | St George's Court |
| Address2 | 2nd Floor Upper Church Street |
| All Time High | 19.92 |
| All Time Low | 2.9 |
| Ask | 3.27 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 494,510 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 798,055 |
| Average Volume | 798,055 |
| Average Volume10Days | 494,510 |
| Beta | 1.266 |
| Bid | 3.25 |
| Bid Size | 900 |
| Book Value | 0.881 |
| City | Douglas |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.2399 |
| Current Ratio | 0.465 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 3.448 |
| Day Low | 3.2399 |
| Debt To Equity | 73.118 |
| Display Name | Lifezone Metals |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,557,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,557,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,552,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,328,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,328,200 |
| Ebitda | -17,075,820 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -20.011 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 323.266 |
| Enterprise Value | 341,706,048 |
| 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 | 4.546 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.3060999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.2873075 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -22.818792 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 6.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.1601 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.49376562 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.16990018 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.05534208 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.07 - 6.4 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,639,405,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 33,388,307 |
| Forward Eps | -0.39 |
| Forward P E | -8.307437 |
| 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 | 0.57825 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.26329002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 91,209,302 |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-industrial-metals-mining |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| 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 in Australia. It operates through three segments: Metals Extraction Business, Intellectual Property Business, and Corporate. It primarily explores nickel, copper, and cobalt deposits. 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. Lifezone Metals Limited is based in Douglas, Isle of Man. |
| Long Name | Lifezone Metals Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 295,509,024 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| 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 | 314,672,091 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 3.4 |
| Operating Cashflow | -15,592,766 |
| Operating Margins | -14.13381 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 1624 850 500 |
| Previous Close | 3.45 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -12.9596 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 3.6775258 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 279.56198 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.368 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.21009994 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.0898533 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.448 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.2399 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.2399 - 3.448 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.4 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.45 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.2399 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,222,208 |
| Regular Market Volume | 217,898 |
| Return On Assets | -0.06843 |
| Return On Equity | -0.16388 |
| Revenue Growth | 7.051 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.013 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20247209 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 91,209,302 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0002 |
| Shares Short | 17,833 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,986 |
| Short Name | Lifezone Metals Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.001 |
| Short Ratio | 0.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LZM |
| Target High Price | 10.88 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.62667 |
| 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 | 4.5703 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.3304 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.29109687 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 217,898 |
| Website | https://lifezonemetals.com |
| Zip | IM1 1EE |