Reviewing DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF) and Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC)

Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) and DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lithium Americas and DeFi Technologies”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	-$3.93 million	($0.12)	-23.96
DeFi Technologies	$7.67 million	115.03	-$15.03 million	$0.20	13.55

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

Profitability

This table compares Lithium Americas and DeFi Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas	N/A	-5.59%	-5.29%
DeFi Technologies	N/A	184.49%	13.66%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Lithium Americas and DeFi Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas	0	7	4	0	2.36
DeFi Technologies	0	0	0	3	4.00

Lithium Americas presently has a consensus target price of $5.51, indicating a potential upside of 91.69%. Given Lithium Americas’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than DeFi Technologies.

Summary

DeFi Technologies 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 DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies Inc., a technology company, develops and lists exchange traded products in Canada, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. The company provides asset management services, such as investment vehicles, indirect exposure to underlying cryptocurrencies, digital asset indexes, and other decentralized finance instruments. It also participates in decentralized blockchain networks by processing data transactions that contribute to network security and stability, governance, and transaction validation. In addition, the company invests in decentralized finance companies in early-stage ventures. Further, it offers node management of decentralized protocols to support governance, security, and transaction validation for their networks. The company was formerly known as Valour Inc. and changed its name to DeFi Technologies Inc. in July 2023. DeFi Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.