Reviewing Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:BFGCD) & Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR)

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

Profitability

This table compares Augusta Gold and Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-2.63%	-2.08%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Augusta Gold and Lithium Americas (Argentina), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Augusta Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0	1	1	0	2.50

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus target price of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 55.50%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Augusta Gold.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Augusta Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Augusta Gold and Lithium Americas (Argentina)”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.12)	-6.25
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$15.23 million	($0.07)	-29.86

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

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Augusta Gold on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Augusta Gold

Augusta Gold Corp., a junior exploration company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and other metals. The company holds interests in the Bullfrog gold project located in the Bullfrog Hills of Nye County, Nevada. It also owns, controls, or has acquired mineral rights on Federal patented and unpatented mining claims in the state of Nevada for the purpose of exploration and potential development of metals on a total of approximately 7,800 acres of land. The company was formerly known as Bullfrog Gold Corp. and changed its name to Augusta Gold Corp. in January 2021. Augusta Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.