Piedmont Lithium (PLL) Competitors $10.47 -1.78 (-14.53%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends PLL vs. HY, PRLB, ERII, GHM, FSTR, NNBR, EML, BOOM, HURC, and APShould you be buying Piedmont Lithium stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Piedmont Lithium include Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Proto Labs (PRLB), Energy Recovery (ERII), Graham (GHM), L.B. Foster (FSTR), NN (NNBR), Eastern (EML), DMC Global (BOOM), Hurco Companies (HURC), and Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Piedmont Lithium vs. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Proto Labs Energy Recovery Graham L.B. Foster NN Eastern DMC Global Hurco Companies Ampco-Pittsburgh Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) and Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking. Which has more volatility and risk, HY or PLL? Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HY or PLL? Hyster-Yale Materials Handling received 28 more outperform votes than Piedmont Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.77% of users gave Hyster-Yale Materials Handling an outperform vote while only 52.88% of users gave Piedmont Lithium an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHyster-Yale Materials HandlingOutperform Votes23956.77% Underperform Votes18243.23% Piedmont LithiumOutperform Votes21152.88% Underperform Votes18847.12% Does the media favor HY or PLL? In the previous week, Piedmont Lithium had 15 more articles in the media than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Piedmont Lithium and 12 mentions for Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Piedmont Lithium's score of 0.02 indicating that Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hyster-Yale Materials Handling 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Piedmont Lithium 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in HY or PLL? 46.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.9% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate HY or PLL? Hyster-Yale Materials Handling currently has a consensus price target of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.55%. Piedmont Lithium has a consensus price target of $19.69, indicating a potential upside of 88.02%. Given Piedmont Lithium's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Piedmont Lithium is more favorable than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hyster-Yale Materials Handling 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Piedmont Lithium 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HY or PLL? Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has higher revenue and earnings than Piedmont Lithium. Piedmont Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHyster-Yale Materials Handling$4.27B0.22$125.90M$8.916.09Piedmont Lithium$39.82M5.11-$21.78M-$4.09-2.56 Is HY or PLL more profitable? Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a net margin of 3.68% compared to Piedmont Lithium's net margin of 0.00%. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's return on equity of 34.77% beat Piedmont Lithium's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hyster-Yale Materials Handling3.68% 34.77% 7.41% Piedmont Lithium N/A -21.33%-18.92% SummaryHyster-Yale Materials Handling beats Piedmont Lithium on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Piedmont Lithium News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPiedmont LithiumMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$238.11M$6.42B$2.81B$8.81BDividend YieldN/A1.03%5.28%4.06%P/E Ratio-2.5658.08119.6817.77Price / Sales5.1120.85590,601.4475.18Price / CashN/A18.3723.2032.53Price / Book0.714.283.374.68Net Income-$21.78M$260.20M$149.36M$226.08M7 Day Performance-12.38%-0.69%0.60%-1.04%1 Month Performance-0.57%-2.67%1.38%1.04%1 Year Performance-62.79%9.71%26.99%26.28% Piedmont Lithium Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLLPiedmont Lithium2.5173 of 5 stars$10.47-14.5%$19.69+88.0%-64.3%$238.11M$39.82M-2.5640Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownHYHyster-Yale Materials Handling3.9118 of 5 stars$54.22+0.1%$80.00+47.5%+16.3%$949.28M$4.27B6.078,600Buyback AnnouncementPRLBProto Labs1.5957 of 5 stars$39.25+6.1%$40.33+2.8%+7.5%$907.12M$503.88M41.762,415Positive NewsERIIEnergy Recovery4.6582 of 5 stars$15.50+1.0%$20.33+31.2%-21.2%$897.30M$128.35M45.74250Analyst ForecastGHMGraham4.2111 of 5 stars$42.74+0.1%$35.00-18.1%+136.5%$464.79M$196.40M60.20490FSTRL.B. Foster4.5652 of 5 stars$26.32+2.4%$25.00-5.0%+32.1%$285.05M$537.46M6.771,065Analyst RevisionNNBRNN2.6201 of 5 stars$3.79-3.8%$6.00+58.5%+59.0%$196.29M$489.27M0.003,160EMLEastern1.6117 of 5 stars$28.21+3.1%N/A+49.4%$169.11M$284.46M-27.391,199BOOMDMC Global3.3691 of 5 stars$7.27-3.7%$16.00+120.1%-54.7%$145.59M$664.51M-0.921,800Analyst DowngradeGap DownHURCHurco Companies1.3397 of 5 stars$21.15-1.2%N/A+2.7%$138.02M$198.99M-10.74740Analyst DowngradeAPAmpco-Pittsburgh0.954 of 5 stars$1.76+5.4%N/A-35.1%$35.36M$422.34M-0.781,697 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Alternatives Proto Labs Alternatives Energy Recovery Alternatives Graham Alternatives L.B. Foster Alternatives NN Alternatives Eastern Alternatives DMC Global Alternatives Hurco Companies Alternatives Ampco-Pittsburgh Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. Big tech gian...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMissed Nvidia? Watch this ASAPThis little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrou...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | Sponsored24/7 Automated Profits in CryptoWhat if you could make consistent daily profits in crypto with minimal effort? Beyond trading lies a vast w...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredCrypto’s next big bull run?Juan Villaverde may be America’s top crypto expert. And he says something big is coming for crypto – on Nov...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored“This Changes Everything” - Trump Hands Millions Massive IRS GiftNow it's your time to return the favor by taking advantage of this tax "revenge loophole." Because even as ...Colonial Metals | SponsoredTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon knows the truth, which is why they want him silencedElon Musk is one of mankind’s greatest innovators. But for all his visionary prowess and contributions to h...Porter & Company | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Piedmont Lithium Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Piedmont Lithium With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.