Financial Contrast: Skeena Resources (NYSE:SKE) vs. Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC)

Skeena Resources (NYSE:SKE) and Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Skeena Resources and Lithium Americas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Skeena Resources	N/A	N/A	-$110.89 million	($0.73)	-33.19
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-$42.53 million	($1.05)	-4.33

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.2% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Skeena Resources and Lithium Americas, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skeena Resources	1	0	4	1	2.83
Lithium Americas	1	11	3	0	2.13

Lithium Americas has a consensus target price of $5.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.35%. Given Lithium Americas’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Skeena Resources.

Risk & Volatility

Skeena Resources has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Skeena Resources and Lithium Americas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skeena Resources	N/A	-31.67%	-7.82%
Lithium Americas	N/A	-8.50%	-4.12%

About Skeena Resources

Skeena Resources Limited explores for and develops mineral properties in Canada. The company explores for gold, silver, copper, and other precious metal deposits. It holds 100% interests in the Snip gold mine comprising one mining lease and nine mineral tenures that covers an area of approximately 4,724 hectares; and the Eskay Creek gold mine that consists of eight mineral leases, two surface leases, and various unpatented mining claims comprising 7,666 hectares located in British Columbia, Canada. The company was formerly known as Prolific Resources Ltd. and changed its name to Skeena Resources Limited in June 1990. Skeena Resources Limited was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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.