Piedmont Lithium (PLL) Competitors

Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ:PLL) and Graham (NYSE:GHM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking.

Is PLL or GHM more profitable?

Graham has a net margin of 3.95% compared to Piedmont Lithium's net margin of 0.00%. Graham's return on equity of 7.91% beat Piedmont Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Piedmont Lithium	N/A	-21.33%	-18.92%
Graham	3.95%	7.91%	3.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLL or GHM?

Graham received 53 more outperform votes than Piedmont Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.01% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 52.61% of users gave Piedmont Lithium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Piedmont Lithium	Outperform Votes 212 52.61%	Underperform Votes 191 47.39%
Graham	Outperform Votes 265 64.01%	Underperform Votes 149 35.99%

Does the media favor PLL or GHM?

In the previous week, Graham had 3 more articles in the media than Piedmont Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Graham and 5 mentions for Piedmont Lithium. Piedmont Lithium's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Graham's score of 0.12 indicating that Piedmont Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Piedmont Lithium	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graham	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PLL or GHM?

52.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Graham shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PLL or GHM?

Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Piedmont Lithium. Piedmont Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, 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
Piedmont Lithium	$39.82M	4.03	-$21.78M	-$4.09	-2.02
Graham	$185.53M	2.66	$4.56M	$0.71	63.73

Which has more volatility & risk, PLL or GHM?

Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PLL or GHM?

Piedmont Lithium presently has a consensus price target of $21.42, suggesting a potential upside of 159.60%. Graham has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 22.65%. Given Piedmont Lithium's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Piedmont Lithium is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Piedmont Lithium	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Graham beats Piedmont Lithium on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.