Lightbridge (LTBR) Competitors

Lightbridge (NASDAQ:LTBR) and Ibotta (NYSE:IBTA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LTBR or IBTA?

Lightbridge received 95 more outperform votes than Ibotta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave Ibotta an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Lightbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lightbridge	Outperform Votes 101 59.41%	Underperform Votes 69 40.59%
Ibotta	Outperform Votes 6 85.71%	Underperform Votes 1 14.29%

Do analysts rate LTBR or IBTA?

Ibotta has a consensus price target of $61.60, suggesting a potential upside of 36.07%. Given Ibotta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ibotta is more favorable than Lightbridge.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ibotta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk and volatility, LTBR or IBTA?

Lightbridge has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ibotta has a beta of -0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 184% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LTBR or IBTA?

9.1% of Lightbridge shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Lightbridge shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of Ibotta shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LTBR or IBTA more profitable?

Ibotta's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lightbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightbridge	N/A	-37.03%	-35.89%
Ibotta	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, LTBR or IBTA?

Ibotta has higher revenue and earnings than Lightbridge. Lightbridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibotta, 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
Lightbridge	N/A	N/A	-$7.91M	-$0.84	-16.98
Ibotta	$369.50M	3.10	$37.46M	$1.48	30.59

Does the media prefer LTBR or IBTA?

In the previous week, Ibotta had 52 more articles in the media than Lightbridge. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Ibotta and 3 mentions for Lightbridge. Lightbridge's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Ibotta's score of 0.12 indicating that Lightbridge is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lightbridge	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ibotta	11 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	30 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Ibotta beats Lightbridge on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.