American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI) and Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:BFGCD) Financial Comparison

American Lithium (NASDAQ:AMLI) and Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:BFGCD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for American Lithium and Augusta Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Lithium	0	0	1	1	3.50
Augusta Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A

American Lithium currently has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 755.04%. Given American Lithium’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe American Lithium is more favorable than Augusta Gold.

Profitability

This table compares American Lithium and Augusta Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Lithium	N/A	-19.40%	-18.92%
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.7% of American Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Augusta Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Lithium and Augusta Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Lithium	N/A	N/A	-$29.55 million	($0.14)	-2.72
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.12)	-4.25

Augusta Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

American Lithium has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Augusta Gold has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Lithium beats Augusta Gold on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Lithium

American Lithium Corp., an exploration and development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of resource properties in the United States. It principally focuses on the TLC Lithium Project located in the town of Tonopah, Nevada; and the Falchani Lithium project and the Macusani Uranium project located in Puno, Peru. The company was formerly known as Menika Mining Ltd. and changed its name to American Lithium Corp. in April 2016. American Lithium Corp. was incorporated in 1974 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Augusta Gold

Augusta Gold Corp., a junior exploration company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and other metals. The company holds interests in the Bullfrog gold project located in the Bullfrog Hills of Nye County, Nevada. It also owns, controls, or has acquired mineral rights on Federal patented and unpatented mining claims in the state of Nevada for the purpose of exploration and potential development of metals on a total of approximately 7,800 acres of land. The company was formerly known as Bullfrog Gold Corp. and changed its name to Augusta Gold Corp. in January 2021. Augusta Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.