Comparing Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) & American Sierra Gold (OTCMKTS:AMNP)

Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) and American Sierra Gold (OTCMKTS:AMNP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Electra Battery Materials and American Sierra Gold”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	N/A	-$21.49 million	($1.27)	-0.68
American Sierra Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.9% of Electra Battery Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Electra Battery Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Electra Battery Materials and American Sierra Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electra Battery Materials	1	0	1	0	2.00
American Sierra Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

Electra Battery Materials currently has a consensus price target of $2.10, indicating a potential upside of 144.19%. Given Electra Battery Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Electra Battery Materials is more favorable than American Sierra Gold.

Risk and Volatility

Electra Battery Materials has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Sierra Gold has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Electra Battery Materials and American Sierra Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	-48.57%	-17.70%
American Sierra Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Electra Battery Materials beats American Sierra Gold on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electra Battery Materials

Electra Battery Materials Corporation engages in the acquisition and exploration of resource properties in the United States and Canada. It primarily explores for cobalt and silver deposits. The company's flagship project is the Iron Creek cobalt-copper project located in Lemhi County, Idaho. It also operates a cobalt refinery for producing battery materials for the electric vehicle supply chain. The company was formerly known as First Cobalt Corp. and changed its name to Electra Battery Materials Corporation in December 2021. Electra Battery Materials Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About American Sierra Gold

Medinah Gold, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Nevada.