5E Advanced Materials (NASDAQ:FEAM) & Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) Critical Comparison

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) and 5E Advanced Materials (NASDAQ:FEAM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5E Advanced Materials has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of 5E Advanced Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energy Fuels and 5E Advanced Materials”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	36.18	$99.86 million	($0.22)	-31.73
5E Advanced Materials	N/A	N/A	-$62.01 million	($1.12)	-0.40

Energy Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than 5E Advanced Materials. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5E Advanced Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Fuels and 5E Advanced Materials’ 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%
5E Advanced Materials	N/A	-243.25%	-49.58%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Energy Fuels and 5E Advanced Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50
5E Advanced Materials	0	1	2	0	2.67

Energy Fuels currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.78%. 5E Advanced Materials has a consensus target price of $4.58, indicating a potential upside of 918.52%. Given 5E Advanced Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe 5E Advanced Materials is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

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 5E Advanced Materials

5E Advanced Materials, Inc. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Australia and the United States. The company primarily explores for borates and lithium deposits. It holds 100% interest in the Fort Cady project located in the Mojave Desert region in eastern San Bernardino County, California. The company was formerly known as American Pacific Borates Limited. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Hesperia, California.