Comparing Bunker Hill Mining (OTCMKTS:BHLL) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC)

Bunker Hill Mining (OTCMKTS:BHLL) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Bunker Hill Mining has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Bunker Hill Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Bunker Hill Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Bunker Hill Mining and Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bunker Hill Mining	N/A	N/A	-34.74%
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-1.37%	-1.08%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Bunker Hill Mining and Lithium Americas (Argentina), as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bunker Hill Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0	0	2	1	3.33

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus target price of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 111.44%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Bunker Hill Mining.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bunker Hill Mining 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
Bunker Hill Mining	N/A	N/A	-$13.43 million	($0.07)	-1.36
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	$1.29 billion	$7.79	0.26

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

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Bunker Hill Mining on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bunker Hill Mining

mining of mineral properties in Canada and the United States. It focuses on exploring for zinc, lead, and silver ores. Its flagship asset is the 100% owned Bunker Hill mine located in the Silver Valley, Idaho. The company was formerly known as Liberty Silver Corp. and changed its name to Bunker Hill Mining Corp. in September 2017. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. operates as a resource company. The company explores for lithium deposits. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province of Argentina. It also has a pipeline of development and exploration stage projects, including the Pastos Grandes project and the Sal de la Puna project located in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.