Standard Lithium (SLI) Competitors

Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) and Ecovyst (NYSE:ECVT) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SLI or ECVT?

Ecovyst received 16 more outperform votes than Standard Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Standard Lithium an outperform vote while only 43.59% of users gave Ecovyst an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Standard Lithium	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Ecovyst	Outperform Votes 17 43.59%	Underperform Votes 22 56.41%

Is SLI or ECVT more profitable?

Ecovyst has a net margin of 7.74% compared to Standard Lithium's net margin of 0.00%. Ecovyst's return on equity of 7.07% beat Standard Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Lithium	N/A	-11.52%	-10.25%
Ecovyst	7.74%	7.07%	2.76%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SLI or ECVT?

Standard Lithium has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ecovyst. Standard Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecovyst, 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
Standard Lithium	N/A	N/A	$108.82M	$0.59	2.78
Ecovyst	$691.10M	1.35	$71.15M	$0.46	17.39

Does the media favor SLI or ECVT?

In the previous week, Ecovyst had 1 more articles in the media than Standard Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ecovyst and 3 mentions for Standard Lithium. Ecovyst's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Standard Lithium's score of -0.93 indicating that Ecovyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standard Lithium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Ecovyst	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SLI or ECVT?

16.8% of Standard Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Ecovyst shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Standard Lithium shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Ecovyst shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SLI or ECVT?

Standard Lithium has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecovyst has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SLI or ECVT?

Standard Lithium presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 113.41%. Ecovyst has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.25%. Given Standard Lithium's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Standard Lithium is more favorable than Ecovyst.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ecovyst	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ecovyst beats Standard Lithium on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.