Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) vs. Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL) Head to Head Comparison

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) and Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Fuels and Piedmont Lithium’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%
Piedmont Lithium	N/A	-9.90%	-8.79%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energy Fuels and Piedmont Lithium”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Fuels	$37.93 million	30.92	$99.86 million	($0.22)	-27.45
Piedmont Lithium	$39.82 million	6.04	-$21.78 million	($2.04)	-6.06

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Energy Fuels and Piedmont Lithium, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50
Piedmont Lithium	2	3	3	0	2.13

Energy Fuels currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.73%. Piedmont Lithium has a consensus price target of $22.26, indicating a potential upside of 79.93%. Given Piedmont Lithium’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Piedmont Lithium is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

Summary

Energy Fuels beats Piedmont Lithium on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Piedmont Lithium

Piedmont Lithium Inc., a development stage company, engages in the exploration and development of resource projects in the United States. The company primarily holds a 100% interest in the Carolina Lithium Project that include an area of approximately 3,706 acres located within the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt situated to the northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. It also owns a real property of approximately 5 acres in Bessemer City, North Carolina; and 61-acre property in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Belmont, North Carolina.