Analyzing Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) 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.

Profitability

This table compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Lifezone Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	3.27%	2.66%
Lifezone Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Lifezone Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0	2	3	0	2.60
Lifezone Metals	0	0	4	0	3.00

Lithium Americas (Argentina) presently has a consensus price target of $10.70, indicating a potential upside of 106.17%. Lifezone Metals has a consensus price target of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 86.16%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Lifezone Metals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Lifezone Metals’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	$1.29 billion	$8.01	0.65
Lifezone Metals	$1.48 million	N/A	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lifezone Metals.

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Lifezone Metals on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. operates as a resource company. The company explores for lithium deposits. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province of Argentina. It also has a pipeline of development and exploration stage projects, including the Pastos Grandes project and the Sal de la Puna project located in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Lifezone Metals

Lifezone Metals Limited engages in the extraction and refining of metals. It supplies lower-carbon and sulfur dioxide emission metals to the battery storage, EV, and hydrogen markets. The company's products include nickel, copper, and cobalt. Its flagship project is the Kabanga nickel project in North-West Tanzania. The company is based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.