Diamcor Mining (OTCMKTS:DMIFF) & Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) Critical Contrast

Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) and Diamcor Mining (OTCMKTS:DMIFF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamcor Mining has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Lithium Americas and Diamcor Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas	N/A	-8.50%	-4.12%
Diamcor Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lithium Americas and Diamcor Mining”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-$42.53 million	($1.05)	-4.90
Diamcor Mining	$830,000.00	2.03	-$4.81 million	($0.01)	-1.00

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Lithium Americas and Diamcor Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas	1	11	3	0	2.13
Diamcor Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lithium Americas currently has a consensus price target of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.76%. Given Lithium Americas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Diamcor Mining.

Summary

Diamcor Mining beats Lithium Americas on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lithium Americas

Lithium Americas Corp. engages in the exploration and development of lithium properties in the United States and Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Thacker Pass project located in northern Nevada, as well as investments in exploration properties in the United States and Canada. Lithium Americas Corp. was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Diamcor Mining

Diamcor Mining Inc., a junior mining and exploration company, identifies, acquires, explores for, evaluates, operates, and develops diamond-based resource properties. It holds interests in the Krone-Endora at Venetia project that consists of Krone 104MS and Endora 66MS farms covering a combined surface area of approximately 5,888 hectares located in South Africa. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Kelowna, Canada.