Head-To-Head Contrast: Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ:ATLX) vs. Materion (NYSE:MTRN)

Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ:ATLX) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Atlas Lithium and Materion”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlas Lithium	$670,000.00	181.27	-$42.24 million	($1.93)	-2.62
Materion	$1.68 billion	1.68	$5.89 million	$0.95	143.36

Materion has higher revenue and earnings than Atlas Lithium. Atlas Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Atlas Lithium and Materion, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlas Lithium	1	0	1	0	2.00
Materion	0	2	1	0	2.33

Atlas Lithium currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 137.62%. Materion has a consensus target price of $117.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.09%. Given Atlas Lithium’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Atlas Lithium is more favorable than Materion.

Profitability

This table compares Atlas Lithium and Materion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Lithium	-9,881.20%	-120.64%	-51.32%
Materion	1.12%	12.66%	6.53%

Volatility and Risk

Atlas Lithium has a beta of -0.75, indicating that its stock price is 175% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materion has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.4% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Materion shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.6% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Materion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Materion beats Atlas Lithium on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Atlas Lithium

Atlas Lithium Corporation operates as a mineral exploration and development company in Brazil. It operates the Minas Gerais lithium project that consists of 54 mineral rights covering an area of 59,275 acres located within the Brazilian Eastern Pegmatitic Province; and Northeastern Brazil lithium project, which consists of 7 mineral rights covering an area of 16,266 acres in the States of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte in northeastern Brazil. The company also owns 100% interests in various mining concessions for gold, diamond, and industrial sand; and early-stage projects and properties in other minerals, such as nickel, copper, rare earths, graphite, and titanium; as well as participates in iron and quartzite projects. The company was formerly known as Brazil Minerals, Inc. and changed its name to Atlas Lithium Corporation in October 2022. Atlas Lithium Corporation was founded in 2011 and is based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

About Materion

Materion Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces advanced engineered materials used in semiconductor, industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, consumer electronics, and telecom and data center in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Performance Materials, Electronic Materials, Precision Optics, and Other. The company provides advanced engineered solutions comprising beryllium and non-beryllium containing alloy systems and custom engineered parts in strip, bulk, rod, plate, bar, tube, and other customized shapes; engineering and product development services; alloyed metals, beryllium products, and beryllium hydroxide; precision strip, rod, and wire products, as well as engineered strip metal products; and ToughMet alloys and SupremEX aluminum silicon carbide metal matrix composite formulation products. It operates the bertrandite ore mine and refinery located in Utah that provides feedstock hydroxide for its beryllium businesses and external sale. In addition, it produces advanced chemicals, microelectronics packaging, precious metal, non-precious metal, and specialty metal products, including vapor deposition targets, frame lid assemblies, clad and precious metal pre-forms, high temperature braze materials, and ultra-pure wire. Further, the company designs and produces precision thin film coatings, optical filters, and assemblies. The company sells its products directly from its facilities, as well as through company-owned service centers, outside distributors, agents, direct sales offices, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials Inc. and changed its name to Materion Corporation in March 2011. Materion Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.