DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF) vs. Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) Head to Head Survey

DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF) and Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares DeFi Technologies and Lithium Americas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DeFi Technologies	N/A	184.49%	13.66%
Lithium Americas	N/A	-5.59%	-5.29%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares DeFi Technologies and Lithium Americas”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DeFi Technologies	$7.67 million	142.30	-$15.03 million	$0.20	16.80
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-$3.93 million	($0.12)	-25.13

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for DeFi Technologies and Lithium Americas, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DeFi Technologies	0	0	0	3	4.00
Lithium Americas	0	7	4	0	2.36

Lithium Americas has a consensus target price of $5.51, indicating a potential upside of 82.79%. Given Lithium Americas’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than DeFi Technologies.

Summary

DeFi Technologies beats Lithium Americas on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies Inc., a technology company, develops and lists exchange traded products in Canada, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. The company provides asset management services, such as investment vehicles, indirect exposure to underlying cryptocurrencies, digital asset indexes, and other decentralized finance instruments. It also participates in decentralized blockchain networks by processing data transactions that contribute to network security and stability, governance, and transaction validation. In addition, the company invests in decentralized finance companies in early-stage ventures. Further, it offers node management of decentralized protocols to support governance, security, and transaction validation for their networks. The company was formerly known as Valour Inc. and changed its name to DeFi Technologies Inc. in July 2023. DeFi Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Lithium Americas

Lithium Americas Corp. engages in the exploration and development of lithium properties in the United States and Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Thacker Pass project located in northern Nevada, as well as investments in exploration properties in the United States and Canada. Lithium Americas Corp. was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.