Head-To-Head Survey: Largo (NYSE:LGO) & Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU)

Largo (NYSE:LGO) and Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Largo has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Largo and Energy Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Largo	-35.10%	-22.61%	-14.29%
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.16%	-8.67%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.1% of Largo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Largo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Largo and Energy Fuels”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Largo	$144.82 million	0.77	-$30.34 million	($0.80)	-2.19
Energy Fuels	$38.66 million	27.11	$99.86 million	($0.22)	-24.23

Energy Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Largo. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Largo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Largo and Energy Fuels, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Largo	0	0	1	0	3.00
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50

Largo presently has a consensus price target of $4.20, suggesting a potential upside of 140.00%. Energy Fuels has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.47%. Given Largo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Largo is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

About Largo

Largo Inc. engages in the development and sale of vanadium-based energy storage systems in Canada. The company operates through, Sales & Trading, Mine Properties, Corporate, Exploration and Evaluation Properties, and Largo Clean Energy and Largo Physical Vanadium Segments. Its products include VPURE+ vanadium flakes that are used in the production of master alloys and aerospace applications; VPURE vanadium flakes ferrovanadium and vanadium carbon nitride for the steel industry; and VPURE+ vanadium powder for catalyst applications. The company offers renewable energy storage solutions through Largo Clean Energy. Its products are sourced from vanadium deposits at the Maracás Menchen Mine in Brazil. The company was formerly known as Largo Resources Ltd. and changed its name to Largo Inc. in November 2021. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Energy Fuels

Energy Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction, recovery, recycling, exploration, permitting, evaluation, and sale of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The company produces and sells vanadium pentoxide, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands, such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and monazite. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.