Contrasting Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) and Tamino Minerals (OTCMKTS:TINO)

Tamino Minerals (OTCMKTS:TINO) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tamino Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-2.15%	-1.67%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tamino Minerals and Lithium Americas (Argentina)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tamino Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$15.23 million	($0.50)	-14.12

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamino Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1	3	2	1	2.43

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus target price of $5.81, indicating a potential downside of 17.67%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Tamino Minerals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Tamino Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 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.

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Tamino Minerals on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tamino Minerals

Tamino Minerals, Inc. operates as a mineral exploration and development company. The company explores for gold, copper, lead, silver, lithium, and zinc deposits. It holds a portfolio of properties located in Mexico. The company was formerly known as Entertainment Games, Inc. and changed its name to Tamino Minerals, Inc. in March 2013. Tamino Minerals, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Hermosillo, Mexico.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

Lithium Argentina AG, a resource and materials company, focuses on advancing lithium projects in Argentina. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province; and the Pastos Grandes project located in Salta Province of Argentina. The company was formerly known as Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. and changed its name to Lithium Argentina AG in January 2025. Lithium Argentina AG was incorporated in 2007 is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.