Diamcor Mining (OTCMKTS:DMIFF) vs. Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) Head-To-Head Comparison

Diamcor Mining (OTCMKTS:DMIFF) and Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Diamcor Mining and Lithium Americas”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamcor Mining	$830,000.00	0.61	-$4.81 million	($0.01)	-0.30
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-$42.53 million	($1.05)	-4.38

Diamcor Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diamcor Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Diamcor Mining has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Diamcor Mining and Lithium Americas, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamcor Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lithium Americas	1	11	3	0	2.13

Lithium Americas has a consensus price target of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.07%. Given Lithium Americas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Diamcor Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Diamcor Mining and Lithium Americas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamcor Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas	N/A	-8.50%	-4.12%

Summary

Diamcor Mining beats Lithium Americas on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diamcor Mining

Diamcor Mining Inc., a junior mining and exploration company, identifies, acquires, explores for, evaluates, operates, and develops diamond-based resource properties. It holds interests in the Krone-Endora at Venetia project that consists of Krone 104MS and Endora 66MS farms covering a combined surface area of approximately 5,888 hectares located in South Africa. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Kelowna, Canada.

About Lithium Americas

Lithium Americas Corp. engages in the exploration and development of lithium properties in the United States and Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Thacker Pass project located in northern Nevada, as well as investments in exploration properties in the United States and Canada. Lithium Americas Corp. was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.