Smart Sand (SND) Competitors $2.11 +0.04 (+1.93%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.10 0.00 (-0.24%) As of 04:05 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. LAAC, LAR, ASM, DC, LZM, EU, WRN, NMG, CRML, and NBShould you be buying Smart Sand stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smart Sand include Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Lithium Argentina (LAR), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), enCore Energy (EU), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), Critical Metals (CRML), and NioCorp Developments (NB). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Smart Sand vs. Lithium Americas (Argentina) Lithium Argentina Avino Silver & Gold Mines Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals enCore Energy Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite Critical Metals NioCorp Developments Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) and Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LAAC or SND? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smart Sand. Lithium Americas (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 Americas (Argentina)N/AN/A$1.29B$7.790.26Smart Sand$311.37M0.30$4.65M$0.0730.29 Does the media prefer LAAC or SND? In the previous week, Smart Sand had 1 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smart Sand and 2 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Smart Sand's score of 1.19 indicating that Lithium Americas (Argentina) is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithium Americas (Argentina) 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Smart Sand 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in LAAC or SND? 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of Smart Sand shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Smart Sand shares are owned by company 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. Do analysts recommend LAAC or SND? Lithium Americas (Argentina) currently has a consensus price target of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 265.35%. Smart Sand has a consensus price target of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 23.82%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Smart Sand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Smart Sand 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LAAC or SND? Smart Sand received 427 more outperform votes than Lithium Americas (Argentina) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.24% of users gave Smart Sand an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Lithium Americas (Argentina) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithium Americas (Argentina)Outperform Votes1050.00% Underperform Votes1050.00% Smart SandOutperform Votes43763.24% Underperform Votes25436.76% Which has more risk & volatility, LAAC or SND? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smart Sand has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LAAC or SND more profitable? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Smart Sand's net margin of -1.96%. Lithium Americas (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 Americas (Argentina)N/A -1.37% -1.08% Smart Sand -1.96%-1.74%-1.23% SummaryLithium Americas (Argentina) beats Smart Sand on 13 of the 18 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$93.46M$5.83B$7.12B$8.05BDividend YieldN/A0.91%10.97%4.22%P/E Ratio-15.1429.9648.3718.81Price / Sales0.3016.7923,605.41107.19Price / Cash2.8515.7935.5034.62Price / Book0.362.663.564.35Net Income$4.65M$289.19M$4.30B$247.85M7 Day Performance2.42%0.68%1.60%2.85%1 Month Performance-17.19%7.81%-3.93%4.29%1 Year Performance-1.40%-2.06%165.17%5.92% Smart Sand Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNDSmart Sand3.0074 of 5 stars$2.11+1.9%$2.63+24.4%-2.8%$93.02M$311.37M-15.07330Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.381 of 5 stars$2.04-1.0%$7.42+263.6%-59.6%$330.34MN/A0.26850Positive NewsLARLithium Argentina2.6942 of 5 stars$1.98-2.9%$3.50+76.8%N/A$320.56MN/A0.25850Analyst RevisionNews CoverageASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines0.9976 of 5 stars$1.93+31.8%$2.07+7.4%+200.4%$284.74M$66.18M99.9034Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeDCDakota Gold1.7217 of 5 stars$2.86+1.4%$7.50+162.2%+8.6%$284.50MN/A-6.9820News CoveragePositive NewsLZMLifezone MetalsN/A$3.17flat$14.00+341.6%-47.9%$248.12M$140,522.000.0084EUenCore Energy2.2787 of 5 stars$1.29-7.9%$4.38+239.1%-67.4%$240.44M$58.33M-4.61N/AShort Interest ↑WRNWestern Copper & Gold1.8701 of 5 stars$1.14-5.8%$4.25+272.8%N/A$228MN/A-57.008Positive NewsNMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.0947 of 5 stars$1.84-4.2%$2.58+39.9%-18.1%$207.15MN/A-2.88122CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$2.29-8.0%N/A-80.2%$185.48MN/A0.004Short Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNBNioCorp Developments2.3204 of 5 stars$2.95+3.9%$3.63+22.9%+14.6%$138.11MN/A-3.838Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Americas (Argentina) Alternatives Lithium Argentina Alternatives Avino Silver & Gold Mines Alternatives Dakota Gold Alternatives Lifezone Metals Alternatives enCore Energy Alternatives Western Copper & Gold Alternatives Nouveau Monde Graphite Alternatives Critical Metals Alternatives NioCorp Developments 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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