Contrasting American Sierra Gold (OTCMKTS:AMNP) and Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM)

American Sierra Gold (OTCMKTS:AMNP) and Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares American Sierra Gold and Electra Battery Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Sierra Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	-48.57%	-17.70%

Risk and Volatility

American Sierra Gold has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electra Battery Materials has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for American Sierra Gold and Electra Battery Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Sierra Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
Electra Battery Materials	1	0	1	0	2.00

Electra Battery Materials has a consensus target price of $2.10, suggesting a potential upside of 130.77%. Given Electra Battery Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Electra Battery Materials is more favorable than American Sierra Gold.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares American Sierra Gold and Electra Battery Materials”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Sierra Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	N/A	-$21.49 million	($1.27)	-0.72

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.9% of Electra Battery Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Electra Battery Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Electra Battery Materials beats American Sierra Gold on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Sierra Gold

Medinah Gold, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Nevada.

About Electra Battery Materials

Electra Battery Materials Corporation engages in the acquisition and exploration of resource properties in the United States and Canada. It primarily explores for cobalt and silver deposits. The company's flagship project is the Iron Creek cobalt-copper project located in Lemhi County, Idaho. It also operates a cobalt refinery for producing battery materials for the electric vehicle supply chain. The company was formerly known as First Cobalt Corp. and changed its name to Electra Battery Materials Corporation in December 2021. Electra Battery Materials Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.