Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) & General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) Critical Contrast

Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) and General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.8% of Standard Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Standard Lithium has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Enterprise Ventures has a beta of 5.24, meaning that its stock price is 424% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Standard Lithium and General Enterprise Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Lithium	N/A	-11.52%	-10.25%
General Enterprise Ventures	-544.66%	-162.24%	-104.56%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Standard Lithium and General Enterprise Ventures, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard Lithium	0	0	2	0	3.00
General Enterprise Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

Standard Lithium presently has a consensus price target of $3.95, suggesting a potential upside of 158.17%. Given Standard Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Standard Lithium is more favorable than General Enterprise Ventures.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Standard Lithium and General Enterprise Ventures”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Standard Lithium	N/A	N/A	$108.82 million	$0.59	2.59
General Enterprise Ventures	$520,000.00	60.86	-$10.10 million	($0.08)	-10.75

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

Summary

Standard Lithium beats General Enterprise Ventures on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Standard Lithium

Standard Lithium Ltd. explores for, develops, and processes lithium brine properties in the United States. Its flagship project is the Lanxess project with area of approximately 150,000 acres located in southern Arkansas. The company was formerly known as Patriot Petroleum Corp. and changed its name to Standard Lithium Ltd. in December 2016. Standard Lithium Ltd. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About General Enterprise Ventures

General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., engages in installing large home and facility proactive wildfire prevention systems. It offers CitroTech products for the prevention and spread of wildfires, as well as lumber treatments for fire prevention. The company was formerly known as General Entertainment Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. in October 2021. General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.