Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC) Competitors

Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is CRML or LAAC more profitable?

Critical Metals' return on equity of 3.27% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.

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

Does the media favor CRML or LAAC?

In the previous week, Lithium Americas (Argentina) had 3 more articles in the media than Critical Metals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and 2 mentions for Critical Metals. Critical Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.41 indicating that Lithium Americas (Argentina) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Critical Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRML or LAAC?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) received 6 more outperform votes than Critical Metals when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	Outperform Votes 6 46.15%	Underperform Votes 7 53.85%

Do analysts rate CRML or LAAC?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $10.70, suggesting a potential upside of 105.37%. Given Critical Metals' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Critical Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Critical Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, CRML or LAAC?

Critical Metals has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CRML or LAAC?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$100K	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	$1.29B	$8.01	0.65

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRML or LAAC?

86.4% of Critical Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Critical Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Critical Metals on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.