Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ:ATLX – Get Free Report) and USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Atlas Lithium and USA Rare Earth”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atlas Lithium | $90,000.00 | 1,382.75 | -$28.11 million | ($1.52) | -2.78 |
| USA Rare Earth | $7.34 million | 851.00 | -$297.56 million | ($3.92) | -7.15 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Atlas Lithium and USA Rare Earth, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atlas Lithium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| USA Rare Earth | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.78 |
Atlas Lithium currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 184.36%. USA Rare Earth has a consensus price target of $35.40, indicating a potential upside of 26.38%. Given Atlas Lithium’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Atlas Lithium is more favorable than USA Rare Earth.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
18.4% of Atlas Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Atlas Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.6% of USA Rare Earth shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Atlas Lithium and USA Rare Earth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atlas Lithium | N/A | -78.17% | -42.04% |
| USA Rare Earth | N/A | -15.39% | -10.08% |
Risk & Volatility
Atlas Lithium has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USA Rare Earth has a beta of 2.38, meaning that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
USA Rare Earth beats Atlas Lithium on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Atlas Lithium
Atlas Lithium Corporation operates as a mineral exploration and development company in Brazil. It operates the Minas Gerais lithium project that consists of 54 mineral rights covering an area of 59,275 acres located within the Brazilian Eastern Pegmatitic Province; and Northeastern Brazil lithium project, which consists of 7 mineral rights covering an area of 16,266 acres in the States of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte in northeastern Brazil. The company also owns 100% interests in various mining concessions for gold, diamond, and industrial sand; and early-stage projects and properties in other minerals, such as nickel, copper, rare earths, graphite, and titanium; as well as participates in iron and quartzite projects. The company was formerly known as Brazil Minerals, Inc. and changed its name to Atlas Lithium Corporation in October 2022. Atlas Lithium Corporation was founded in 2011 and is based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
About USA Rare Earth
USA Rare Earth, Inc. is domestic supplier of rare earth magnets and heavy rare earth elements. It is developing a vertically integrated, domestic supply chain for rare earth element magnet production, with a facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and mining rights to the Round Top heavy rare earth and critical minerals deposit in West Texas. The company was founded in May 2019 and is headquartered in Stillwater, OK.
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