Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) and General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) Financial Analysis

Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) and General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Standard Lithium and General Enterprise Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Lithium	N/A	-11.52%	-10.25%
General Enterprise Ventures	-544.66%	-162.24%	-104.56%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.8% of Standard Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Standard Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Standard Lithium and General Enterprise Ventures”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Standard Lithium	N/A	N/A	$108.82 million	$0.59	2.59
General Enterprise Ventures	$520,000.00	49.62	-$10.10 million	($0.08)	-8.77

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

Volatility & Risk

Standard Lithium has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Enterprise Ventures has a beta of 5.33, indicating that its stock price is 433% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Standard Lithium and General Enterprise Ventures, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard Lithium	0	0	2	0	3.00
General Enterprise Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

Standard Lithium currently has a consensus price target of $3.95, indicating a potential upside of 158.17%. Given Standard Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Standard Lithium is more favorable than General Enterprise Ventures.

Summary

Standard Lithium beats General Enterprise Ventures on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Standard Lithium

Standard Lithium Ltd. explores for, develops, and processes lithium brine properties in the United States. Its flagship project is the Lanxess project with area of approximately 150,000 acres located in southern Arkansas. The company was formerly known as Patriot Petroleum Corp. and changed its name to Standard Lithium Ltd. in December 2016. Standard Lithium Ltd. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About General Enterprise Ventures

General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., engages in installing large home and facility proactive wildfire prevention systems. It offers CitroTech products for the prevention and spread of wildfires, as well as lumber treatments for fire prevention. The company was formerly known as General Entertainment Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. in October 2021. General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.