Analyzing Deep Yellow (OTCMKTS:DYLLF) & Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR)

Deep Yellow (OTCMKTS:DYLLF) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deep Yellow	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-2.08%	-1.64%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Deep Yellow and Lithium Americas (Argentina), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deep Yellow	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1	3	1	1	2.33

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.71%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Deep Yellow.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deep Yellow	$7.51 million	180.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$15.23 million	($0.11)	-40.73

Deep Yellow has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas (Argentina).

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Deep Yellow on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a uranium exploration company in Namibia. The company holds a 100% interest in the Reptile project, which covers an area of 896 square kilometers (km2); 65% interest in the Nova Joint Venture covering an area of 599 km2; and 85% interest in the Yellow Dune Joint Venture covering an area of 190 km2. It is involved in the iron ore exploration and property investment businesses. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Subiaco, Australia.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

Lithium Argentina AG, a resource and materials company, focuses on advancing lithium projects in Argentina. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province; and the Pastos Grandes project located in Salta Province of Argentina. The company was formerly known as Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. and changed its name to Lithium Argentina AG in January 2025. Lithium Argentina AG was incorporated in 2007 is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.