Atlas Lithium (ATLX) Competitors

Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) and Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ:ATLX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WRN or ATLX?

22.0% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WRN or ATLX more profitable?

Western Copper & Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Atlas Lithium's net margin of -8,115.34%. Western Copper & Gold's return on equity of -3.53% beat Atlas Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Copper & Gold	N/A	-3.53%	-3.45%
Atlas Lithium	-8,115.34%	-166.50%	-67.24%

Do analysts prefer WRN or ATLX?

Western Copper & Gold currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 225.20%. Atlas Lithium has a consensus target price of $22.25, indicating a potential upside of 456.25%. Given Atlas Lithium's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atlas Lithium is more favorable than Western Copper & Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Copper & Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Atlas Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, WRN or ATLX?

Western Copper & Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atlas Lithium. Western Copper & Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Copper & Gold	N/A	N/A	-$2.47M	-$0.02	-61.50
Atlas Lithium	$670K	106.51	-$42.24M	-$2.72	-1.47

Which has more volatility & risk, WRN or ATLX?

Western Copper & Gold has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Lithium has a beta of -0.84, indicating that its share price is 184% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer WRN or ATLX?

In the previous week, Western Copper & Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Atlas Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Western Copper & Gold and 3 mentions for Atlas Lithium. Atlas Lithium's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Western Copper & Gold's score of 0.61 indicating that Atlas Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Copper & Gold	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atlas Lithium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Western Copper & Gold beats Atlas Lithium on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.