Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM) and Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) Head-To-Head Contrast

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.8% of Standard Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Perimeter Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Standard Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Perimeter Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Standard Lithium has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perimeter Solutions has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Standard Lithium and Perimeter Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Standard Lithium	N/A	N/A	$108.82 million	($0.23)	-7.09
Perimeter Solutions	$322.11 million	5.89	$67.49 million	($0.23)	-56.83

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

Profitability

This table compares Standard Lithium and Perimeter Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Lithium	N/A	-15.67%	-14.05%
Perimeter Solutions	-14.12%	2.94%	1.41%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Standard Lithium and Perimeter Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard Lithium	0	0	1	0	3.00
Perimeter Solutions	0	1	1	0	2.50

Standard Lithium presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 114.72%. Perimeter Solutions has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.94%. Given Standard Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Standard Lithium is more favorable than Perimeter Solutions.

Summary

Perimeter Solutions beats Standard Lithium on 6 of the 10 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 Perimeter Solutions

Perimeter Solutions, SA manufactures and supplies firefighting products and lubricant additives in the United States, Germany, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Fire Safety and Specialty Products. The Fire Safety segment provides fire retardants and firefighting foams, as well as specialized equipment and services for federal, state, provincial, local/municipal, and commercial customers. The Specialty Products segment produces and sells Phosphorus Pentasulfide, which is primarily used in the preparation of lubricant additives, including a family of compounds called Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphates. The company offers its products under the PHOS-CHEK, FIRE-TROL, AUXQUIMIA, and SOLBERG brands. Perimeter Solutions, SA was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.