Piedmont Lithium (PLL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to PLL or TRS?

In the previous week, Piedmont Lithium had 1 more articles in the media than TriMas. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Piedmont Lithium and 4 mentions for TriMas. TriMas' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Piedmont Lithium's score of 0.98 indicating that TriMas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Piedmont Lithium	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TriMas	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, PLL or TRS?

TriMas has higher revenue and earnings than Piedmont Lithium. Piedmont Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriMas, 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	6.35	-$21.78M	-$1.90	-6.87
TriMas	$893.55M	1.21	$40.36M	$0.97	27.44

Is PLL or TRS more profitable?

TriMas has a net margin of 4.48% compared to Piedmont Lithium's net margin of 0.00%. TriMas' return on equity of 9.68% beat Piedmont Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Piedmont Lithium	N/A	-8.89%	-8.03%
TriMas	4.48%	9.68%	4.82%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLL or TRS?

52.2% of Piedmont Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of TriMas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Piedmont Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of TriMas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PLL or TRS?

Piedmont Lithium has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriMas has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PLL or TRS?

Piedmont Lithium presently has a consensus price target of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 413.02%. TriMas has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.26%. Given Piedmont Lithium's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Piedmont Lithium is more favorable than TriMas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Piedmont Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
TriMas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLL or TRS?

TriMas received 5 more outperform votes than Piedmont Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.50% of users gave TriMas an outperform vote while only 53.35% of users gave Piedmont Lithium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Piedmont Lithium	Outperform Votes 207 53.35%	Underperform Votes 181 46.65%
TriMas	Outperform Votes 212 54.50%	Underperform Votes 177 45.50%

Summary

TriMas beats Piedmont Lithium on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.