Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC) Competitors

TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Is TMC or LAAC more profitable?

Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity of -1.37% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TMC the metals	N/A	-1,240.46%	-90.71%
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-1.37%	-1.08%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TMC or LAAC?

TMC the metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithium Americas (Argentina), 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
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	-$81.94M	-$0.37	-14.92
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	$1.29B	$7.79	0.40

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TMC or LAAC?

4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of TMC the metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) 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 more risk & volatility, TMC or LAAC?

TMC the metals has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TMC or LAAC?

In the previous week, TMC the metals had 2 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TMC the metals and 2 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). TMC the metals' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that TMC the metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TMC the metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TMC or LAAC?

TMC the metals currently has a consensus target price of $7.33, suggesting a potential upside of 32.85%. Given TMC the metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than Lithium Americas (Argentina).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TMC the metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

TMC the metals beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.