Analyzing Energy (OTCMKTS:MOCI) & American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI)

Energy (OTCMKTS:MOCI) and American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Energy and American Lithium, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy	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 372.38%. Given American Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Lithium is more favorable than Energy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Lithium	N/A	-17.25%	-16.87%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Energy 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
Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Lithium	N/A	N/A	-$29.55 million	($0.10)	-6.88

Risk and Volatility

Energy has a beta of -1.3, meaning that its stock price is 230% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Lithium has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Lithium beats Energy on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy

Energy Holdings, Inc. intends to provide photovoltaic (PV) solar and energy storage solutions. It focuses on providing services related to sustainable clean energy products that include design, project development, sales and lease, engineering, procurement, manufacture, assembly and construction services, energy system incentives, and operations and maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Modern Cinema Group, Inc. and changed its name to Energy Holdings, Inc. in February 2022. Energy Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.