Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ:ATLX – Get Free Report) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Atlas Lithium and Alpha Metallurgical Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atlas Lithium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 |
Atlas Lithium presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 408.85%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a consensus target price of $179.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.07%. Given Atlas Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Atlas Lithium is more favorable than Alpha Metallurgical Resources.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atlas Lithium | $90,000.00 | 740.53 | -$28.11 million | ($1.56) | -1.45 |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources | $2.13 billion | 0.99 | -$61.69 million | ($3.58) | -46.46 |
Atlas Lithium has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Alpha Metallurgical Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Atlas Lithium has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Atlas Lithium and Alpha Metallurgical Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atlas Lithium | N/A | -76.72% | -44.33% |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources | -2.23% | -2.99% | -2.01% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
18.4% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Atlas Lithium beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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 Alpha Metallurgical Resources
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., a mining company, produces, processes, and sells met and thermal coal in Virginia and West Virginia. The company offers metallurgical coal products. It operates twenty-two active mines and nine coal preparation and load-out facilities. The company was formerly known as Contura Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. in February 2021. Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, Tennessee.
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