Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI – Get Free Report) is one of 33 public companies in the “Chemicals & allied products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Standard Lithium to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.
Dividends
Standard Lithium pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 90.9%. Standard Lithium pays out -869.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Chemicals & allied products” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.9% and pay out 42.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Lithium is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Standard Lithium and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Standard Lithium | N/A | -15.67% | -14.05% |
Standard Lithium Competitors | -747.60% | 3.96% | -0.73% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Standard Lithium and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Standard Lithium | N/A | $108.82 million | -9.57 |
Standard Lithium Competitors | $6.88 billion | $214.06 million | 67.31 |
Standard Lithium’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Standard Lithium. Standard Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Risk and Volatility
Standard Lithium has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standard Lithium’s rivals have a beta of 1.83, suggesting that their average stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Standard Lithium and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Standard Lithium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Standard Lithium Competitors | 139 | 1288 | 1594 | 46 | 2.50 |
Standard Lithium currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.09%. As a group, “Chemicals & allied products” companies have a potential upside of 15.66%. Given Standard Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Standard Lithium is more favorable than its rivals.
Summary
Standard Lithium rivals beat Standard Lithium on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
Standard Lithium Company Profile
Standard Lithium Ltd. explores for, develops, and processes lithium brine properties in the United States. Its flagship project is the Lanxess project with area of approximately 150,000 acres located in southern Arkansas. The company was formerly known as Patriot Petroleum Corp. and changed its name to Standard Lithium Ltd. in December 2016. Standard Lithium Ltd. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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