Financial Comparison: Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group (OTCMKTS:ADMG) vs. Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC)

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) and Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group (OTCMKTS:ADMG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0	2	3	0	2.60
Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Lithium Americas (Argentina) currently has a consensus target price of $10.70, indicating a potential upside of 102.65%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	$1.29 billion	$8.01	0.66
Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group	N/A	N/A	-$70,000.00	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group has a beta of 4.71, indicating that its share price is 371% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	3.27%	2.66%
Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group	N/A	N/A	-295.31%

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. operates as a resource company. The company explores for lithium deposits. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province of Argentina. It also has a pipeline of development and exploration stage projects, including the Pastos Grandes project and the Sal de la Puna project located in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group

Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group does not have significant operations. Previously, it was engaged in the provision of digital implementation plans for exhibition center projects and display booths, and model designs for various exhibition centers and real estate. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Eagle, Idaho. Adamant DRI Processing and Minerals Group is a subsidiary of Global Strategies, Inc.