Head to Head Comparison: Standard Lithium (SLI) vs. Its Competitors

Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLIGet Free Report) is one of 34 public companies in the “Chemicals & allied products” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Standard Lithium to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Standard Lithium and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Standard Lithium N/A -15.67% -14.05%
Standard Lithium Competitors -568.74% 5.73% -0.15%

Dividends

Standard Lithium pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 124.6%. Standard Lithium pays out -869.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Chemicals & allied products” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.8% and pay out 42.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Lithium is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Standard Lithium and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Standard Lithium N/A -$31.35 million -6.98
Standard Lithium Competitors $6.64 billion $206.77 million 66.19

Standard Lithium’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Standard Lithium. Standard Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Standard Lithium and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Standard Lithium 0 0 1 0 3.00
Standard Lithium Competitors 139 1275 1593 46 2.51

Standard Lithium currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 118.07%. As a group, “Chemicals & allied products” companies have a potential upside of 8.74%. Given Standard Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Standard Lithium is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Standard Lithium has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standard Lithium’s peers have a beta of 1.78, suggesting that their average stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.8% of Standard Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Standard Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Standard Lithium peers beat Standard Lithium on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Standard Lithium Company Profile

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Standard Lithium Ltd. explores for, develops, and processes lithium brine properties in the United States. Its flagship project is the Lanxess project with area of approximately 150,000 acres located in southern Arkansas. The company was formerly known as Patriot Petroleum Corp. and changed its name to Standard Lithium Ltd. in December 2016. Standard Lithium Ltd. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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