Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) vs. Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) Head to Head Comparison

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

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 company 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.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Lifezone Metals and Lithium Americas (Argentina), as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Lifezone Metals presently has a consensus target price of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 110.81%. Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus target price of $10.70, indicating a potential upside of 114.21%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Lifezone Metals.

Risk and Volatility

Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifezone Metals	$1.48 million	162.97	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	$1.29 billion	$8.01	0.62

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

Summary

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

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.

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.