Sisecam Resources (NYSE:SIRE – Get Rating) and Applied Minerals (OTCMKTS:AMNL – Get Rating) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
5.7% of Sisecam Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Applied Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of Applied Minerals shares 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.
Get Sisecam Resources alerts:Risk & Volatility
Sisecam Resources has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Minerals has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Sisecam Resources and Applied Minerals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sisecam Resources | 8.33% | 16.33% | 9.94% |
| Applied Minerals | -377.19% | N/A | -187.86% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sisecam Resources and Applied Minerals' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sisecam Resources | $540.10 million | 0.78 | $24.40 million | $2.86 | 7.48 |
| Applied Minerals | $1.41 million | 1.43 | -$3.28 million | N/A | N/A |
Sisecam Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Minerals.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sisecam Resources and Applied Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sisecam Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Applied Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Summary
Sisecam Resources beats Applied Minerals on 6 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 Applied Minerals
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Applied Minerals, Inc. extracts, processes, and markets halloysite clay and iron oxide. The company owns the Dragon mine property that consists of 38 patented and 6 unpatented mining claims covering an area of 267 acres located in Juab County, Utah. It provides halloysite clay-based line of products for use in various applications, such as molecular sieves and catalysts, flame retardant additives for plastics, binders for ceramics, nucleation and reinforcement of polymers, paints and coatings, batteries, agriculture, environmental remediation, controlled release carriers cosmetics, and others under the tradename DRAGONITE. The company also offers natural iron oxide-based products for the pigmentary and technical application markets under the trade name AMIRON. It markets and sells its products directly, as well as through employees, agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Atlas Mining Company and changed its name to Applied Minerals, Inc. in October 2009. Applied Minerals, Inc. was incorporated in 1924 is based in Eureka, Utah.
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