Captor Capital (OTCMKTS:CPTRF) & Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) Critical Contrast

Captor Capital (OTCMKTS:CPTRFGet Free Report) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAACGet Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Captor Capital and Lithium Americas (Argentina), as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Captor Capital 0 0 0 0 N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 4 4 1 2.67

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus target price of $8.21, suggesting a potential upside of 153.74%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Captor Capital.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Captor Capital and Lithium Americas (Argentina)”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Captor Capital $27.25 million N/A -$8.44 million ($0.27) -0.64
Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A N/A $1.29 billion $7.99 0.40

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

Profitability

This table compares Captor Capital and Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Captor Capital -30.97% 91.73% 47.16%
Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A -0.25% -0.20%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Captor Capital on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Captor Capital

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Captor Capital Corp. engages in the manufacture and retail sale of cannabis products in the United States. It operates two dispensaries under the CHAI Cannabis Co. brand in Santa Cruz and Monterey, California, as well as operates an e-commerce site under the CHAI-brand. The company was formerly known as NWT Uranium Corp. and changed its name to Captor Capital Corp. in June 2017. Captor Capital Corp. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

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Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. operates as a resource company. The company explores for lithium deposits. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province of Argentina. It also has a pipeline of development and exploration stage projects, including the Pastos Grandes project and the Sal de la Puna project located in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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