Piedmont Lithium (PLL) Competitors

Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL) and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is PLL or HY more profitable?

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a net margin of 3.68% compared to Piedmont Lithium's net margin of -64.84%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's return on equity of 34.77% beat Piedmont Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Piedmont Lithium	-64.84%	-17.74%	-15.66%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	3.68%	34.77%	7.41%

Does the media favor PLL or HY?

In the previous week, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling had 2 more articles in the media than Piedmont Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling and 5 mentions for Piedmont Lithium. Piedmont Lithium's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's score of 0.45 indicating that Piedmont Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Piedmont Lithium	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PLL or HY?

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has higher revenue and earnings than Piedmont Lithium. Piedmont Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, 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
Piedmont Lithium	$99.88M	1.67	-$21.78M	-$3.32	-2.29
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	$4.31B	0.16	$125.90M	$8.06	4.84

Which has more risk and volatility, PLL or HY?

Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLL or HY?

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling received 29 more outperform votes than Piedmont Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.84% of users gave Hyster-Yale Materials Handling an outperform vote while only 52.48% of users gave Piedmont Lithium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Piedmont Lithium	Outperform Votes 212 52.48%	Underperform Votes 192 47.52%
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	Outperform Votes 241 56.84%	Underperform Votes 183 43.16%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PLL or HY?

52.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PLL or HY a better dividend stock?

Piedmont Lithium pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Piedmont Lithium pays out -36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Piedmont Lithium is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer PLL or HY?

Piedmont Lithium presently has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 67.54%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 104.89%. Given Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is more favorable than Piedmont Lithium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Piedmont Lithium	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling beats Piedmont Lithium on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.