Analyzing American Lithium Minerals (OTCMKTS:AMLM) and Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM)

American Lithium Minerals (OTCMKTS:AMLM) and Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

American Lithium Minerals has a beta of -1.32, suggesting that its share price is 232% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American Lithium Minerals and Lifezone Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Lithium Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lifezone Metals	$1.02 million	244.38	-$363.88 million	N/A	N/A

American Lithium Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lifezone Metals.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for American Lithium Minerals and Lifezone Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Lithium Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lifezone Metals	0	0	3	0	3.00

Lifezone Metals has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 79.60%. Given Lifezone Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lifezone Metals is more favorable than American Lithium Minerals.

Profitability

This table compares American Lithium Minerals and Lifezone Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Lithium Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lifezone Metals	-24,521.17%	-294.91%	-237.25%

Summary

Lifezone Metals beats American Lithium Minerals on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Lithium Minerals

American Lithium Minerals, Inc., engages in mineral exploration for lithium and rare earth minerals in the United States. The company's properties include Stonewall Flat Lithium project that covers an area of approximately 1,250 acres on Stonewall Playa in Nevada's Lida Valley Basin; and Kingman Rare Earth project comprising two individual properties, which include Kingman Feldspar Mine and the Mineral X property. It also holds interest in Silver Peak Lithium, a claystone lithium prospect comprising 24 lode mining claims located in Esmeralda County; and West End Lithium property that comprises 24 lode mining claims located in Nye County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Nugget Resources Inc. and changed its name to American Lithium Minerals, Inc. in March 2009. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada..

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.