Head-To-Head Contrast: Lomiko Metals (OTCMKTS:LMRMF) vs. Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR)

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) and Lomiko Metals (OTCMKTS:LMRMF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Lomiko Metals”s top-line 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	($0.50)	-14.04
Lomiko Metals	N/A	N/A	-$2.69 million	($0.06)	-1.58

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

Profitability

This table compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Lomiko Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-2.15%	-1.67%
Lomiko Metals	N/A	-11.45%	-10.78%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Lomiko Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1	2	4	2	2.78
Lomiko Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lithium Americas (Argentina) currently has a consensus target price of $7.44, suggesting a potential upside of 6.01%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Lomiko Metals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Lomiko Metals on 8 of the 11 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 Lomiko Metals

Lomiko Metals Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of resource properties in Canada. It explores for graphite and lithium deposits. The company's flagship project is its 100% owned La Loutre graphite property located in Laurentian region of Quebec. The company was formerly known as Lomiko Resources Inc. and changed its name to Lomiko Metals Inc. in October 2008. Lomiko Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Surrey, Canada.