Critical Contrast: Silver Bull Resources (OTCMKTS:SVBL) & American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI)

Silver Bull Resources (OTCMKTS:SVBL) and American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI) 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, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Silver Bull Resources and American Lithium, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silver Bull Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
American Lithium	0	0	1	1	3.50

American Lithium has a consensus target price of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 356.08%. Given American Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Lithium is more favorable than Silver Bull Resources.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Silver Bull Resources and American Lithium”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Silver Bull Resources	N/A	N/A	-$1.25 million	N/A	N/A
American Lithium	N/A	N/A	-$29.55 million	($0.10)	-7.13

Risk & Volatility

Silver Bull Resources has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Lithium has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silver Bull Resources	N/A	-2.58%	-2.31%
American Lithium	N/A	-17.25%	-16.87%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Silver Bull Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of American Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.5% of Silver Bull Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

American Lithium beats Silver Bull Resources on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Silver Bull Resources

Silver Bull Resources, Inc., an exploration stage company, acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties in Mexico, Kazakhstan, and Canada. The company primarily explores for silver, lead, copper, and zinc deposits, as well as gold. Its principal project is the Sierra Mojada property comprising 20 concessions covering an area of 6,496 hectares located in Coahuila, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Metalline Mining Company and changed its name to Silver Bull Resources, Inc. in April 2011. Silver Bull Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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.