Critical Analysis: Select Sands (OTCMKTS:SLSDF) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR)

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) and Select Sands (OTCMKTS:SLSDF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Select Sands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	0.28%	0.21%
Select Sands	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Select Sands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	2	1	5	1	2.56
Select Sands	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lithium Americas (Argentina) presently has a consensus price target of $8.13, indicating a potential upside of 27.71%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Select Sands.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Select Sands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$75.45 million	($0.38)	-16.75
Select Sands	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.04)	N/A

Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Sands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Select Sands on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

Lithium Argentina AG, a resource and materials company, focuses on advancing lithium projects in Argentina. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province; and the Pastos Grandes project located in Salta Province of Argentina. The company was formerly known as Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. and changed its name to Lithium Argentina AG in January 2025. Lithium Argentina AG was incorporated in 2007 is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

About Select Sands

Select Sands Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in quarrying and producing silica sand. The company holds interest in the Sandtown project located in northeast Arkansas, the United States. It sells its products to industrial and energy customers. The company was formerly known as La Ronge Gold Corp. and changed its name to Select Sands Corp. in November 2014. Select Sands Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.