Analyzing Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST) and United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY)

United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) and Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares United States Antimony and Stardust Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Antimony	-45.32%	-16.58%	-14.69%
Stardust Power	N/A	N/A	-94.02%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares United States Antimony and Stardust Power”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United States Antimony	$10.22 million	21.86	-$6.35 million	($0.04)	-51.50
Stardust Power	N/A	N/A	$140,000.00	N/A	N/A

Stardust Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than United States Antimony.

Volatility and Risk

United States Antimony has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stardust Power has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for United States Antimony and Stardust Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Antimony	0	0	2	0	3.00
Stardust Power	0	0	1	2	3.67

United States Antimony presently has a consensus price target of $1.75, suggesting a potential downside of 15.05%. Stardust Power has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 164.27%. Given Stardust Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stardust Power is more favorable than United States Antimony.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.8% of Stardust Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of United States Antimony shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.6% of Stardust Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Stardust Power beats United States Antimony on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About United States Antimony

United States Antimony Corporation produces and sells antimony, silver, gold, precious metals, and zeolite products in the United States, and Canada. It operates through Antimony, Zeolite, and Precious Metals segments. The company offers antimony oxide that is primarily used in conjunction with a halogen to form a synergistic flame retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as well as color fastener in paints and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs; antimony trisulfide used as a primer in ammunition; and antimony metal for use in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance. The company also offers coarse and fine zeolite for soil amendment and fertilizer, water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, and animal nutrition applications, as well as in catalysts, petroleum refining, concrete, solar energy and heat exchange, desiccants, pellet binding, horse and kitty litter, and floor cleaners, as well as carriers for insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides. In addition, it recovers unrefined and refined gold and silver. United States Antimony Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Thompson Falls, Montana.

About Stardust Power

Stardust Power Inc. is a vertically-integrated lithium refinery that engages in producing battery-grade lithium. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.