Reviewing Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) and Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ:ATLX)

Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ:ATLX) and Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

18.4% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.3% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Atlas Lithium and Energy Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Lithium	N/A	-466.99%	-123.43%
Energy Fuels	-27.23%	-6.56%	-6.24%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atlas Lithium and Energy Fuels”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlas Lithium	$374,108.00	306.24	-$41.39 million	($4.75)	-1.63
Energy Fuels	$37.93 million	23.66	$99.86 million	($0.08)	-69.13

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

Risk & Volatility

Atlas Lithium has a beta of -0.8, meaning that its share price is 180% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Atlas Lithium and Energy Fuels, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlas Lithium	0	0	3	0	3.00
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50

Atlas Lithium currently has a consensus target price of $33.17, indicating a potential upside of 328.51%. Energy Fuels has a consensus target price of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 56.72%. Given Atlas Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Atlas Lithium is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

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 Energy Fuels

Energy Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction, recovery, recycling, exploration, permitting, evaluation, and sale of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The company produces and sells vanadium pentoxide, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands, such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and monazite. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.