Head to Head Review: Quaterra Resources (OTCMKTS:QTRRF) & American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI)

American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI) and Quaterra Resources (OTCMKTS:QTRRF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares American Lithium and Quaterra Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Lithium	N/A	N/A	-$29.55 million	($0.10)	-7.53
Quaterra Resources	N/A	N/A	-$980,000.00	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.7% of American Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for American Lithium and Quaterra Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Lithium	0	0	1	1	3.50
Quaterra Resources	0	0	0	0	N/A

American Lithium presently has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 331.61%. Given American Lithium’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe American Lithium is more favorable than Quaterra Resources.

Profitability

This table compares American Lithium and Quaterra Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Lithium	N/A	-17.25%	-16.87%
Quaterra Resources	N/A	-6.27%	-6.15%

Volatility and Risk

American Lithium has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quaterra Resources has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Lithium beats Quaterra Resources on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Lithium

American Lithium Corp., an exploration and development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of resource properties in the United States. It principally focuses on the TLC Lithium Project located in the town of Tonopah, Nevada; and the Falchani Lithium project and the Macusani Uranium project located in Puno, Peru. The company was formerly known as Menika Mining Ltd. and changed its name to American Lithium Corp. in April 2016. American Lithium Corp. was incorporated in 1974 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Quaterra Resources

Quaterra Resources, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It holds interest in the Groundhog and Quaterra’s Yerington Copper projects. The company was founded on May 11, 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.