American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI) and Pelangio Exploration (OTCMKTS:PGXPF) Financial Contrast

Pelangio Exploration (OTCMKTS:PGXPF) and American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pelangio Exploration and American Lithium”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pelangio Exploration	N/A	N/A	-$1.03 million	N/A	N/A
American Lithium	N/A	N/A	-$29.55 million	($0.14)	-2.66

Risk and Volatility

Pelangio Exploration has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Lithium has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Pelangio Exploration and American Lithium, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pelangio Exploration	0	0	0	0	N/A
American Lithium	0	0	1	1	3.50

American Lithium has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 773.66%. Given American Lithium’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Lithium is more favorable than Pelangio Exploration.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pelangio Exploration	N/A	N/A	-268.74%
American Lithium	N/A	-19.40%	-18.92%

Summary

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

About Pelangio Exploration

Pelangio Exploration Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral properties. It holds interests in various gold properties in Ghana and Canada. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, 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.