Smart Sand (SND) Competitors $1.84 +0.03 (+1.66%) Closing price 05/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.92 +0.08 (+4.08%) As of 05/22/2025 07:30 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SND vs. LAR, LAAC, ASM, EU, DC, LZM, WRN, NMG, THM, and CRMLShould 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), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), International Tower Hill Mines (THM), and Critical Metals (CRML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Smart Sand vs. Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) Avino Silver & Gold Mines enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite International Tower Hill Mines Critical Metals Lithium Argentina (NYSE:LAR) and Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LAR or SND? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithium ArgentinaOutperform Votes266.67% Underperform Votes133.33% Smart SandOutperform Votes43763.06% Underperform Votes25636.94% Does the media favor LAR or SND? In the previous week, Lithium Argentina had 16 more articles in the media than Smart Sand. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Lithium Argentina and 0 mentions for Smart Sand. Smart Sand's average media sentiment score of -0.02 beat Lithium Argentina's score of -0.11 indicating that Smart Sand is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lithium Argentina Neutral Smart Sand Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, LAR or SND? Lithium Argentina has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smart Sand has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LAR or SND? 49.2% of Lithium Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of Smart Sand shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Argentina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Smart Sand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LAR or SND? Lithium Argentina has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioLithium ArgentinaN/AN/A$1.29B-$0.07-25.93Smart Sand$293.88M0.28$4.65M-$0.54-3.41 Do analysts rate LAR or SND? Lithium Argentina presently has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 79.06%. Smart Sand has a consensus target price of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.28%. Given Lithium Argentina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lithium Argentina is more favorable than Smart Sand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Argentina 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Smart Sand 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is LAR or SND 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 Lithium ArgentinaN/A -1.37% -1.08% Smart Sand -1.96%-1.74%-1.23% SummaryLithium Argentina beats Smart Sand on 13 of the 17 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$79.79M$5.94B$7.27B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A0.88%11.01%4.11%P/E Ratio-13.1431.2154.5119.70Price / Sales0.2817.2425,483.81121.79Price / Cash2.8515.7935.5034.62Price / Book0.312.793.544.50Net Income$4.65M$289.19M$4.30B$248.22M7 Day Performance-3.16%-1.34%-1.02%-0.80%1 Month Performance-9.80%5.30%5.87%11.52%1 Year Performance-13.21%-4.29%178.74%8.99% Smart Sand Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNDSmart Sand1.8803 of 5 stars$1.84+1.7%$2.25+22.3%-19.3%$79.79M$293.88M-13.14330Analyst DowngradeGap UpLARLithium Argentina2.7899 of 5 stars$2.14+0.5%$3.50+63.6%N/A$346.47MN/A0.27850Analyst ForecastLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.4397 of 5 stars$2.13+0.9%$7.42+248.2%-62.5%$344.92MN/A0.27850News CoveragePositive NewsASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.0939 of 5 stars$2.40-7.3%$2.07-13.9%+195.0%$339.98M$66.18M120.0634Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeEUenCore Energy3.2571 of 5 stars$1.76+3.5%$4.38+148.6%-66.2%$328.57M$58.33M-6.29N/APositive NewsDCDakota Gold1.1776 of 5 stars$2.88-6.5%$7.50+160.4%-5.2%$286.49MN/A-7.0220LZMLifezone MetalsN/A$3.61+6.8%$14.00+287.8%-58.3%$282.56M$140,522.000.0084Gap UpWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.0923 of 5 stars$1.11-4.3%$4.25+282.9%N/A$222MN/A-55.508NMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.7132 of 5 stars$1.90+5.6%$2.58+35.5%-25.1%$213.90MN/A-2.97122News CoverageAnalyst RevisionTHMInternational Tower Hill MinesN/A$0.79-6.9%N/AN/A$163.90MN/A-39.423High Trading VolumeCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$1.57-8.7%N/A-86.0%$154.81MN/A0.004High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Argentina Alternatives Lithium Americas (Argentina) Alternatives Avino Silver & Gold Mines Alternatives enCore Energy Alternatives Dakota Gold Alternatives Lifezone Metals Alternatives Western Copper & Gold Alternatives Nouveau Monde Graphite Alternatives International Tower Hill Mines Alternatives Critical Metals 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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