Analyzing American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) and U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA)

American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) and U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares American Battery Technology and U.S. Silica’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Battery Technology	N/A	N/A	-$9.29 million	N/A	N/A
U.S. Silica	$1.55 billion	0.66	$146.93 million	$1.87	6.99

U.S. Silica has higher revenue and earnings than American Battery Technology.

Profitability

This table compares American Battery Technology and U.S. Silica’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Battery Technology	N/A	-36.74%	-29.04%
U.S. Silica	9.47%	18.56%	7.15%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of U.S. Silica shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of U.S. Silica shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for American Battery Technology and U.S. Silica, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Battery Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00
U.S. Silica	0	0	0	0	N/A

American Battery Technology presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 334.78%. U.S. Silica has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.81%. Given American Battery Technology’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than U.S. Silica.

Summary

U.S. Silica beats American Battery Technology on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Battery Technology

American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.

About U.S. Silica

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. produces and sells commercial silica in the United States. It operates through two segments: Oil & Gas Proppants and Industrial & Specialty Products. The company offers whole grain commercial silica products to be used as frac for oil and natural gas recovery, as well as sells its whole grain silica products for the manufacturing of glass products. It also provides various grades of whole-grain round silica to the foundry industry; ground silica and industrial minerals products used for various products; and engineered performance materials made from diatomaceous earth (DE), clay, and perlite. In addition, the company offers transportation, equipment rental, and contract labor services. It serves oilfield services companies, and exploration and production companies that are engaged in hydraulic fracturing, building and construction products, chemicals, fillers and extenders, filtration, glass, sports, recreation, and industrial and specialty products end markets. The company was formerly known as GGC USS Holdings Inc. and changed its name to U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. in July 2011. U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.