Lithium Americas (LAC) Competitors

Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) and Calibre Mining (TSE:CXB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAC or CXB?

26.5% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of Calibre Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Calibre Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LAC or CXB?

Calibre Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calibre Mining, 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
Lithium Americas	C$39.65K	14,963.94	-C$20.27M	-C$0.19	-20.40
Calibre Mining	C$404.24M	4.45	C$22.75M	C$0.05	55.92

Do analysts rate LAC or CXB?

Lithium Americas currently has a consensus price target of C$7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 92.31%. Calibre Mining has a consensus price target of C$3.63, suggesting a potential upside of 21.52%. Given Lithium Americas' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Calibre Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Calibre Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is LAC or CXB more profitable?

Calibre Mining has a net margin of 5.63% compared to Lithium Americas' net margin of -51,108.92%. Calibre Mining's return on equity of 3.75% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas	-51,108.92%	-5.10%	-3.41%
Calibre Mining	5.63%	3.75%	6.25%

Does the media favor LAC or CXB?

In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 2 more articles in the media than Calibre Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lithium Americas and 1 mentions for Calibre Mining. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Calibre Mining'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lithium Americas	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Calibre Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, LAC or CXB?

Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calibre Mining has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Calibre Mining beats Lithium Americas on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.