Critical Analysis: Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) versus Deep Yellow (OTCMKTS:DYLLF)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Deep Yellow, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1	3	1	1	2.33
Deep Yellow	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lithium Americas (Argentina) currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential downside of 21.10%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Deep Yellow.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Deep Yellow”s 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	-$15.23 million	($0.11)	-46.09
Deep Yellow	$7.51 million	171.64	N/A	N/A	N/A

Deep Yellow has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas (Argentina).

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-2.08%	-1.64%
Deep Yellow	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Deep Yellow on 6 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 Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a uranium exploration company in Namibia. The company holds a 100% interest in the Reptile project, which covers an area of 896 square kilometers (km2); 65% interest in the Nova Joint Venture covering an area of 599 km2; and 85% interest in the Yellow Dune Joint Venture covering an area of 190 km2. It is involved in the iron ore exploration and property investment businesses. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Subiaco, Australia.