Lion One Metals (CVE:LIO) and Avalon Advanced Materials (TSE:AVL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Lion One Metals and Avalon Advanced Materials' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Lion One Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Avalon Advanced Materials | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Lion One Metals and Avalon Advanced Materials' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Lion One Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.02) | -52.50 |
Avalon Advanced Materials | C$21,434.00 | 2,845.88 | C$-5,577,008.00 | C($0.02) | -10.94 |
Lion One Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avalon Advanced Materials. Lion One Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avalon Advanced Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Lion One Metals and Avalon Advanced Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Lion One Metals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Avalon Advanced Materials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Lion One Metals presently has a consensus price target of C$3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 138.10%. Given Lion One Metals' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lion One Metals is more favorable than Avalon Advanced Materials.
Summary
Avalon Advanced Materials beats Lion One Metals on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.