Sisecam Resources (NYSE:SIRE – Get Rating) and Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL – Get Rating) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sisecam Resources and Piedmont Lithium's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Sisecam Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Piedmont Lithium.

Profitability

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.7% of Sisecam Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Sisecam Resources and Piedmont Lithium, as reported by MarketBeat.

Piedmont Lithium has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 115.18%. Given Piedmont Lithium's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Piedmont Lithium is more favorable than Sisecam Resources.

Volatility & Risk

Sisecam Resources has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Piedmont Lithium beats Sisecam Resources on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sisecam Resources

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Sisecam Resources LP, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the trona ore mining and soda ash production businesses in the United States and internationally. It processes trona ore into soda ash, which is a raw material in flat glass, container glass, detergents, chemicals, paper, and other consumer and industrial products. The company holds approximately 23,500 acres of leased and licensed subsurface mining areas in the Green River Basin of Wyoming. As of December 31, 2021, it had proven and probable reserves of approximately 220.0 million short tons of trona. The company was formerly known as Ciner Resources LP and changed its name to Sisecam Resources LP in February 2022. Sisecam Resources LP was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Sisecam Resources LP operates as a subsidiary of Ciner Wyoming Holding Co.

About Piedmont Lithium

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Piedmont Lithium Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of resource projects in the United States. The company primarily holds a 100% interest in the Carolina Lithium Project that include an area of approximately 3,116 acres located within the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt situated to the west of Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. It also owns a 61-acre property in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Piedmont Lithium Inc. is headquartered in Belmont, North Carolina.

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