Foremost Clean Energy (NASDAQ:FMST – Get Free Report) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Foremost Clean Energy and Lithium Americas (Argentina)”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Foremost Clean Energy | N/A | N/A | -$2.60 million | ($0.60) | -5.55 |
| Lithium Americas (Argentina) | N/A | N/A | -$15.23 million | ($0.07) | -33.14 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.1% of Foremost Clean Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Foremost Clean Energy and Lithium Americas (Argentina), as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Foremost Clean Energy | 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, indicating a potential upside of 40.09%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Foremost Clean Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Foremost Clean Energy and Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Foremost Clean Energy | N/A | -27.30% | -22.98% |
| Lithium Americas (Argentina) | N/A | -2.63% | -2.08% |
Summary
Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Foremost Clean Energy on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Foremost Clean Energy
Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. engages in uranium and lithium exploration. Its uranium properties include the Eastern Athabasca and Blue Sky projects. The firm also maintains a secondary portfolio of lithium projects including Zoro, Jean Lake, Peg North, Grass River, and Jol. It operates through the Canada and United States geographical segments. The company was founded on July 7, 2005 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.
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