Financial Contrast: Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS:NHYDY) vs. Surge Battery Metals (OTCMKTS:NILIF)

Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS:NHYDY) and Surge Battery Metals (OTCMKTS:NILIF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Norsk Hydro ASA and Surge Battery Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norsk Hydro ASA	2	5	3	2	2.42
Surge Battery Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Norsk Hydro ASA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Norsk Hydro ASA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Norsk Hydro ASA and Surge Battery Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Norsk Hydro ASA	$20.05 billion	1.13	$647.52 million	$0.31	37.00
Surge Battery Metals	N/A	N/A	-$4.76 million	($0.04)	-12.75

Norsk Hydro ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Surge Battery Metals. Surge Battery Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norsk Hydro ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Norsk Hydro ASA and Surge Battery Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norsk Hydro ASA	3.11%	10.52%	5.50%
Surge Battery Metals	N/A	-77.13%	-74.71%

Risk and Volatility

Norsk Hydro ASA has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Battery Metals has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Norsk Hydro ASA beats Surge Battery Metals on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Norsk Hydro ASA

Norsk Hydro ASA engages in the power production, bauxite extraction, alumina refining, aluminium smelting, and recycling activities; and provision of extruded solutions worldwide. It operates through Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Hydro Aluminium Metal, Hydro Metal Markets, Hydro Extrusions, and Hydro Energy segments. The Hydro Bauxite & Alumina segment engages in bauxite mining activities, production of alumina, and related commercial activities, primarily the sale of alumina. The Hydro Aluminium Metal segment is involved in the primary aluminum production casting activities. This segment principally offers extrusion ingots, foundry alloys, and sheet and standard ingots. The Metal Markets segment sells products from the company’s primary metal plants; operates recyclers; and trades in physical and financial metals. The Hydro Extrusions segment offers extrusion profiles, building systems, and precision tubing products for construction, automotive and heating, and ventilation and air conditioning sectors, as well as operates recycling facilities. The Hydro Energy segment engages in the trading and wholesale business in Brazil; energy sourcing operations; and operation of power stations in Norway, as well as renewable energy production, such as wind and solar, battery materials, and green hydrogen. Norsk Hydro ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

About Surge Battery Metals

Surge Battery Metals Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in North America. It primarily explores for lithium and nickel. The company's flagship property is the 100% owned Nevada North lithium project consisting of 243 mineral claims located in Elko County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Copper Creek Gold Corp. and changed its name to Surge Exploration Inc. in April 2018. Surge Battery Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.