Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, LAAC or CRML?

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

Is LAAC or CRML more profitable?

Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity of 3.09% beat Critical Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	3.09%	2.51%
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LAAC or CRML?

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

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LAAC or CRML?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	$1.29B	$7.99	0.63
Critical Metals	N/A	N/A	-$100K	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor LAAC or CRML?

In the previous week, Lithium Americas (Argentina) had 11 more articles in the media than Critical Metals. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and 3 mentions for Critical Metals. Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Critical Metals' score of -0.16 indicating that Lithium Americas (Argentina) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Critical Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend LAAC or CRML?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) presently has a consensus target price of $10.70, indicating a potential upside of 111.88%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Critical Metals.

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

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

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

Summary

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