NET Power (NYSE:NPWR – Get Free Report) and Snow Lake Resources (NASDAQ:LITM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
53.6% of NET Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Snow Lake Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of NET Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Snow Lake Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for NET Power and Snow Lake Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NET Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Snow Lake Resources | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares NET Power and Snow Lake Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NET Power | N/A | 53.08% | 16.63% |
| Snow Lake Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NET Power and Snow Lake Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NET Power | $250,000.00 | 1,821.55 | -$49.19 million | ($7.65) | -0.27 |
| Snow Lake Resources | N/A | N/A | -$11.46 million | ($3.90) | -0.75 |
Snow Lake Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NET Power. Snow Lake Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NET Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
NET Power has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snow Lake Resources has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NET Power beats Snow Lake Resources on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NET Power
NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
About Snow Lake Resources
Snow Lake Resources Ltd., a natural resource exploration company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral resources in Canada. The company explores for lithium mineral resources. Its flagship property is the Thomson Brothers and Grass River lithium projects located to Crowduck Bay Fault region. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Winnipeg, Canada.
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