CleanTech Lithium (CTL) Competitors

First Tin (LON:1SN) and CleanTech Lithium (LON:CTL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is 1SN or CTL more profitable?

First Tin's return on equity of -5.59% beat CleanTech Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Tin	N/A	-5.59%	-3.50%
CleanTech Lithium	N/A	-22.14%	-13.50%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 1SN or CTL?

CleanTech Lithium received 3 more outperform votes than First Tin when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Tin	N/A	N/A
CleanTech Lithium	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has better valuation and earnings, 1SN or CTL?

First Tin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CleanTech Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Tin	N/A	N/A	-£2.26M	-£0.01	-620.00
CleanTech Lithium	N/A	N/A	-£2.19M	-£2.87	-2.44

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 1SN or CTL?

21.5% of First Tin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.8% of CleanTech Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 49.8% of First Tin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of CleanTech Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer 1SN or CTL?

In the previous week, First Tin had 1 more articles in the media than CleanTech Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Tin and 0 mentions for CleanTech Lithium. First Tin's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CleanTech Lithium'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Tin	Neutral
CleanTech Lithium	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, 1SN or CTL?

First Tin has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CleanTech Lithium has a beta of -0.79, indicating that its stock price is 179% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Tin beats CleanTech Lithium on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.