Head-To-Head Analysis: Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) versus North American Palladium (OTCMKTS:PALDF)

Risk and Volatility

North American Palladium has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares North American Palladium and Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Palladium	35.18%	24.49%	20.79%
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-1.37%	-1.08%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of North American Palladium shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares North American Palladium and Lithium Americas (Argentina)”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
North American Palladium	$306.17 million	2.88	$91.96 million	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	$1.29 billion	$7.79	0.57

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than North American Palladium.

Summary

North American Palladium beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About North American Palladium

North American Palladium Ltd. produces precious metals in Canada. It explores for palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, copper, and other metals. It primarily holds interest in the Lac des Iles mine that is located to the northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. operates as a resource company. The company explores for lithium deposits. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province of Argentina. It also has a pipeline of development and exploration stage projects, including the Pastos Grandes project and the Sal de la Puna project located in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.