Head to Head Review: American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) vs. Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU)

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) and American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Fuels and American Battery Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.16%	-8.67%
American Battery Technology	N/A	-65.58%	-51.22%

Risk & Volatility

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Battery Technology has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of American Battery Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Energy Fuels and American Battery Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Fuels	$37.93 million	36.13	$99.86 million	($0.22)	-31.68
American Battery Technology	$340,000.00	207.17	-$52.50 million	($0.98)	-0.96

Energy Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than American Battery Technology. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Battery Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Energy Fuels and American Battery Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50
American Battery Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00

Energy Fuels presently has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.95%. American Battery Technology has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 534.79%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

About Energy Fuels

Energy Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction, recovery, recycling, exploration, permitting, evaluation, and sale of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The company produces and sells vanadium pentoxide, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands, such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and monazite. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.

About American Battery Technology

American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.