Piedmont Lithium (PLL) Competitors $7.27 -0.03 (-0.41%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.30 +0.03 (+0.34%) As of 07:27 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PLL vs. ALB, LAC, GHM, CMCO, OFLX, FSTR, BOOM, EML, HURC, and NNBRShould you be buying Piedmont Lithium stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Piedmont Lithium include Albemarle (ALB), Lithium Americas (LAC), Graham (GHM), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), DMC Global (BOOM), Eastern (EML), Hurco Companies (HURC), and NN (NNBR). Piedmont Lithium vs. Its Competitors Albemarle Lithium Americas Graham Columbus McKinnon Omega Flex L.B. Foster DMC Global Eastern Hurco Companies NN Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) and Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, ALB or PLL? Albemarle has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ALB or PLL? Albemarle presently has a consensus target price of $89.78, indicating a potential upside of 32.14%. Piedmont Lithium has a consensus target price of $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 75.38%. Given Piedmont Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Piedmont Lithium is more favorable than Albemarle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Albemarle 5 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88Piedmont Lithium 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALB or PLL? 92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Albemarle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ALB or PLL? Piedmont Lithium has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Albemarle. Albemarle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Piedmont Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlbemarle$5.38B1.49-$1.18B-$9.32-7.29Piedmont Lithium$99.88M1.60-$64.76M-$2.81-2.59 Is ALB or PLL more profitable? Albemarle has a net margin of -18.61% compared to Piedmont Lithium's net margin of -53.33%. Albemarle's return on equity of -1.87% beat Piedmont Lithium's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Albemarle-18.61% -1.87% -0.89% Piedmont Lithium -53.33%-19.46%-16.88% Does the media favor ALB or PLL? In the previous week, Albemarle had 34 more articles in the media than Piedmont Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Albemarle and 2 mentions for Piedmont Lithium. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Piedmont Lithium's score of 0.39 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Albemarle 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Piedmont Lithium 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAlbemarle beats Piedmont Lithium on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Piedmont Lithium News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPiedmont LithiumMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$159.58M$5.80B$3.17B$9.34BDividend YieldN/A2.09%5.20%4.13%P/E Ratio-2.5923.81116.9723.78Price / Sales1.60464.2730,017,513,221,268,900.00179.75Price / CashN/A28.0123.8227.20Price / Book0.477.565.875.61Net Income-$64.76M$278.61M$148.86M$265.26M7 Day Performance-6.31%-5.99%-2.48%-4.34%1 Month Performance10.74%3.60%0.79%4.11%1 Year Performance-20.37%39.50%28.23%17.92% Piedmont Lithium Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLLPiedmont Lithium1.9437 of 5 stars$7.27-0.4%$12.75+75.4%-20.4%$159.58M$99.88M-2.5940Upcoming EarningsALBAlbemarle4.3629 of 5 stars$77.11+0.0%$91.00+18.0%-21.9%$9.07B$5.38B-6.938,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLACLithium Americas2.0347 of 5 stars$3.13-4.7%$3.88+24.0%+6.7%$684.06MN/A-19.53749High Trading VolumeGHMGraham3.3459 of 5 stars$51.93+1.1%$60.00+15.5%+82.1%$570.19M$209.90M46.78490Upcoming EarningsGap DownCMCOColumbus McKinnon3.8304 of 5 stars$15.04-1.4%$35.00+132.7%-60.4%$437.78M$963.03M-88.473,478Earnings ReportOFLXOmega Flex2.9885 of 5 stars$33.11-0.4%N/A-35.6%$334.08M$101.68M19.25170Earnings ReportGap DownFSTRL.B. Foster3.957 of 5 stars$22.38-1.6%$25.00+11.7%+1.4%$236.33M$530.77M6.761,057News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownBOOMDMC Global1.5698 of 5 stars$8.02+3.4%$16.25+102.6%-39.7%$164.33M$642.85M-0.981,600Upcoming EarningsEMLEastern1.5428 of 5 stars$22.57-0.8%N/A-20.4%$138.74M$271.44M-17.101,246Upcoming EarningsHURCHurco Companies0.9993 of 5 stars$18.53-6.6%N/A+13.3%$120.58M$183.63M-6.20740Short Interest ↑NNBRNN2.7538 of 5 stars$2.01+1.5%N/A-43.8%$101.40M$464.29M-2.032,900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Albemarle Alternatives Lithium Americas Alternatives Graham Alternatives Columbus McKinnon Alternatives Omega Flex Alternatives L.B. 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