Smart Sand (SND) Competitors $2.58 +0.04 (+1.42%) As of 09:40 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SND vs. LAR, LAAC, LZM, DC, EU, ASM, WRN, NMG, CRML, and THMShould you be buying Smart Sand stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smart Sand include Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Dakota Gold (DC), enCore Energy (EU), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), Critical Metals (CRML), and International Tower Hill Mines (THM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Smart Sand vs. Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) Lifezone Metals Dakota Gold enCore Energy Avino Silver & Gold Mines Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite Critical Metals International Tower Hill Mines Lithium Argentina (NYSE:LAR) and Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, LAR or SND? Lithium Argentina has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smart Sand has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LAR or SND more profitable? Lithium Argentina has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Smart Sand's net margin of -1.96%. Lithium Argentina's return on equity of -1.37% beat Smart Sand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium ArgentinaN/A -1.37% -1.08% Smart Sand -1.96%-1.74%-1.23% Does the media favor LAR or SND? In the previous week, Lithium Argentina had 17 more articles in the media than Smart Sand. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lithium Argentina and 1 mentions for Smart Sand. Smart Sand's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Lithium Argentina's score of -0.38 indicating that Smart Sand is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lithium Argentina Neutral Smart Sand Very Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LAR or SND? Lithium Argentina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smart Sand. Lithium Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smart Sand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithium ArgentinaN/AN/A$1.29B-$0.09-26.44Smart Sand$311.37M0.35$4.65M$0.0736.80 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LAR or SND? Smart Sand received 436 more outperform votes than Lithium Argentina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.24% of users gave Smart Sand an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Lithium Argentina an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithium ArgentinaOutperform Votes150.00% Underperform Votes150.00% Smart SandOutperform Votes43763.24% Underperform Votes25436.76% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAR or SND? 49.2% of Lithium Argentina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of Smart Sand shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Argentina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Smart Sand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend LAR or SND? Lithium Argentina presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Smart Sand has a consensus price target of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 1.90%. Given Lithium Argentina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lithium Argentina is more favorable than Smart Sand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Argentina 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Smart Sand 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryLithium Argentina beats Smart Sand on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Smart Sand News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SND 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 SND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmart SandMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$111.05M$5.66B$7.74B$8.06BDividend YieldN/A0.88%10.66%4.01%P/E Ratio-18.5031.7548.7819.03Price / Sales0.3516.6921,298.4093.17Price / Cash2.8515.7935.3334.64Price / Book0.442.603.684.33Net Income$4.65M$289.19M$4.28B$247.06M7 Day Performance5.14%-1.02%0.76%-0.37%1 Month Performance19.26%1.74%0.88%-3.85%1 Year Performance34.87%-6.49%155.47%1.27% Smart Sand Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNDSmart Sand2.3316 of 5 stars$2.58+1.4%$2.63+1.9%+36.8%$111.05M$311.37M-18.50330LARLithium Argentina2.8875 of 5 stars$2.30+3.1%N/AN/A$372.44MN/A0.30850LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.9406 of 5 stars$2.23+2.3%$7.19+222.3%-55.6%$361.11MN/A0.2960LZMLifezone Metals1.2816 of 5 stars$4.60+1.5%$12.50+171.7%-41.5%$360.04M$1.02M0.0084Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageDCDakota Gold1.669 of 5 stars$3.08-3.1%$7.50+143.5%+20.0%$290.84MN/A-7.5120Gap UpEUenCore Energy2.8923 of 5 stars$1.54+6.2%$6.50+322.1%-67.5%$286.84M$58.33M-5.50N/AOptions VolumeASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines0.9054 of 5 stars$1.90+8.6%$2.07+8.8%+232.5%$267.65M$66.18M95.0534Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.6669 of 5 stars$1.07+2.9%$4.25+299.1%N/A$211.33MN/A-53.258Analyst UpgradeNMGNouveau Monde Graphite3.0032 of 5 stars$1.59+6.0%$3.00+88.7%-27.3%$179.00MN/A-2.48122Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$1.84-7.1%N/A-87.9%$149.03MN/A0.004Short Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTHMInternational Tower Hill MinesN/A$0.66-0.4%N/AN/A$137.62MN/A-33.103Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Argentina Alternatives Lithium Americas (Argentina) Alternatives Lifezone Metals Alternatives Dakota Gold Alternatives enCore Energy Alternatives Avino Silver & Gold Mines Alternatives Western Copper & Gold Alternatives Nouveau Monde Graphite Alternatives Critical Metals Alternatives International Tower Hill Mines Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SND) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredEx CIA predicts 40% “double crash” – April 11The scientists here don’t study deadly viruses… directed energy weapons… or even weather control technology… ...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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