Smart Sand (SND) Competitors $2.11 -0.01 (-0.47%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SND vs. LAR, LAAC, WRN, THM, NMG, USAU, CRML, NB, ABAT, and LGOShould you be buying Smart Sand stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smart Sand include Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), International Tower Hill Mines (THM), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), U.S. Gold (USAU), Critical Metals (CRML), NioCorp Developments (NB), American Battery Technology (ABAT), and Largo (LGO). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Smart Sand vs. Its Competitors Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) Western Copper & Gold International Tower Hill Mines Nouveau Monde Graphite U.S. Gold Critical Metals NioCorp Developments American Battery Technology Largo Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) and Lithium Argentina (NYSE:LAR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is SND or LAR more profitable? Lithium Argentina has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Smart Sand's net margin of -1.96%. Lithium Argentina's return on equity of -1.37% beat Smart Sand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smart Sand-1.96% -1.74% -1.23% Lithium Argentina N/A -1.37%-1.08% Which has higher earnings and valuation, SND or LAR? Lithium Argentina has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Smart Sand. Lithium Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smart Sand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmart Sand$293.88M0.32$4.65M-$0.54-3.91Lithium ArgentinaN/AN/A$1.29B-$0.07-28.79 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SND or LAR? 35.2% of Smart Sand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Argentina shares are held by institutional investors. 34.0% of Smart Sand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Argentina shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to SND or LAR? In the previous week, Smart Sand and Smart Sand both had 1 articles in the media. Smart Sand's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Lithium Argentina's score of 0.75 indicating that Smart Sand is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Smart Sand Very Positive Lithium Argentina Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor SND or LAR? Smart Sand received 435 more outperform votes than Lithium Argentina when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Lithium Argentina an outperform vote while only 63.06% of users gave Smart Sand an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmart SandOutperform Votes43763.06% Underperform Votes25636.94% Lithium ArgentinaOutperform Votes266.67% Underperform Votes133.33% Do analysts recommend SND or LAR? Smart Sand currently has a consensus target price of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.64%. Lithium Argentina has a consensus target price of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 61.29%. Given Lithium Argentina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Argentina is more favorable than Smart Sand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smart Sand 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Lithium Argentina 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more volatility and risk, SND or LAR? Smart Sand has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Argentina has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLithium Argentina beats Smart Sand on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Smart Sand News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SND 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 SND 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 SND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmart SandMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$93.46M$6.28B$7.75B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A0.89%11.05%4.17%P/E Ratio-15.0736.9648.7419.96Price / Sales0.3216.1225,511.48157.63Price / Cash2.8516.8335.6634.64Price / Book0.363.173.684.69Net Income$4.65M$303.00M$4.32B$248.14M7 Day Performance8.21%-2.01%4.00%2.39%1 Month Performance1.93%3.30%6.35%6.05%1 Year Performance1.93%11.42%104.36%13.60% Smart Sand Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNDSmart Sand1.6741 of 5 stars$2.11-0.5%$2.25+6.6%+1.0%$93.46M$293.88M-15.07330Positive NewsLARLithium Argentina3.2995 of 5 stars$1.99+1.8%$3.25+63.7%N/A$321.37MN/A0.25850LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.6296 of 5 stars$1.95+0.5%$4.25+117.9%-49.5%$315.77MN/A0.25850Positive NewsWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.3552 of 5 stars$1.25+0.8%$4.25+241.4%N/A$249.01MN/A-62.258THMInternational Tower Hill Mines0.2441 of 5 stars$0.96+0.5%N/AN/A$199.57MN/A-48.003Short Interest ↑NMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.6242 of 5 stars$1.73-1.1%$2.58+48.8%-8.9%$194.76MN/A-2.70122News CoverageUSAUU.S. Gold1.102 of 5 stars$13.56-3.9%$12.50-7.8%+147.8%$172.12MN/A-13.564Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$1.45+5.8%N/A-85.8%$142.97MN/A0.004High Trading VolumeNBNioCorp Developments2.1005 of 5 stars$2.50-3.5%$4.13+65.0%+20.7%$139.27MN/A-3.258ABATAmerican Battery Technology0.0959 of 5 stars$1.45-0.7%N/A+12.3%$133.24M$1.86M-1.4954Positive NewsLGOLargo2.5709 of 5 stars$1.31-3.7%$3.70+182.4%-31.7%$87.21M$110.97M-1.641,240News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Argentina Alternatives Lithium Americas (Argentina) Alternatives Western Copper & Gold Alternatives International Tower Hill Mines Alternatives Nouveau Monde Graphite Alternatives U.S. Gold Alternatives Critical Metals Alternatives NioCorp Developments Alternatives American Battery Technology Alternatives Largo Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SND) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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