Standard Lithium (SLI) Competitors

Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, SLI or PCT?

Standard Lithium has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PureCycle Technologies has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SLI or PCT?

In the previous week, PureCycle Technologies had 9 more articles in the media than Standard Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for PureCycle Technologies and 1 mentions for Standard Lithium. Standard Lithium's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat PureCycle Technologies' score of 1.04 indicating that Standard Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standard Lithium	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
PureCycle Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SLI or PCT more profitable?

Standard Lithium's return on equity of -11.52% beat PureCycle Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Lithium	N/A	-11.52%	-10.25%
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	-52.63%	-20.69%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLI or PCT?

16.8% of Standard Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Standard Lithium shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of PureCycle Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SLI or PCT?

Standard Lithium presently has a consensus price target of $3.95, indicating a potential upside of 171.48%. PureCycle Technologies has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 81.79%. Given Standard Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Standard Lithium is more favorable than PureCycle Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PureCycle Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better valuation & earnings, SLI or PCT?

PureCycle Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard Lithium, 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
Standard Lithium	N/A	N/A	$108.82M	$0.59	2.47
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$101.71M	-$1.74	-3.95

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SLI or PCT?

PureCycle Technologies received 30 more outperform votes than Standard Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Standard Lithium an outperform vote while only 72.73% of users gave PureCycle Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Standard Lithium	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
PureCycle Technologies	Outperform Votes 32 72.73%	Underperform Votes 12 27.27%

Summary

Standard Lithium beats PureCycle Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.