Standard Lithium (SLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Standard Lithium Ltd. is a Canadian development-stage company focused on producing battery-grade lithium from brine resources in the United States. Its primary projects are located in southwestern Arkansas and are associated with the Smackover Formation, a region known for lithium-bearing brines.

The company is developing direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology designed to selectively remove lithium from brine before the remaining fluids are reinjected underground. Standard Lithium has operated a demonstration plant in Arkansas and is working to advance commercial-scale production of lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, for use in electric-vehicle batteries, energy-storage systems, and other applications.

Standard Lithium has historically worked with industrial and energy partners, including LANXESS, to evaluate lithium recovery from brines produced during existing operations in the region. The company is also advancing additional lithium projects in the Smackover area. Robert Mintak has served as the company's chief executive officer and director, helping lead its efforts to commercialize DLE and establish a domestic U.S. lithium supply.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.06 to $2.23
• 50-Day Range: $1.93 to $2.68
• 52-Week Range: $1.91 to $6.40
• Volume: 2.16 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $515.00 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.16
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Standard Lithium Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Standard Lithium scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Standard Lithium has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Standard Lithium has a consensus price target of $5.16, representing about 144.7% upside from its current price of $2.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Standard Lithium has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Standard Lithium are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.05) to ($0.09) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Standard Lithium is -10.55, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Standard Lithium is -10.55, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Standard Lithium has a P/B Ratio of 1.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.81% of the float of Standard Lithium has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Standard Lithium has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.68, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Standard Lithium has recently increased by 19.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Standard Lithium does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Standard Lithium does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

Standard Lithium has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Standard Lithium this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for SLI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Standard Lithium to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Standard Lithium insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

16.70% of the stock of Standard Lithium is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/11/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:SLI
• Previous Symbol: OTCMKTS:SLI
• CIK: 1537137
• Web: www.standardlithium.com
• Phone: 604-409-8154
• Fax: 604-714-3669
• Employees: 53
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Standard Lithium: $5.16
• High Price Target: $7.50
• Low Price Target: $2.90
• Potential Upside/Downside: +147.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.22)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$48.40 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -6.33%
• Return on Assets: -5.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 17.88
• Quick Ratio: 17.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.47 per share
• Price / Book: 1.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 246,410,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $515.00 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.89