Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) & Energy (OTCMKTS:MOCI) Head-To-Head Contrast

Energy (OTCMKTS:MOCI) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Energy and Sigma Lithium’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sigma Lithium	$134.24 million	8.05	-$28.33 million	($0.13)	-75.00

Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sigma Lithium.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Energy and Sigma Lithium, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sigma Lithium	0	0	2	0	3.00

Sigma Lithium has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 202.56%. Given Sigma Lithium’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Energy and Sigma Lithium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sigma Lithium	N/A	-8.62%	-3.68%

Risk & Volatility

Energy has a beta of -1.38, meaning that its stock price is 238% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sigma Lithium beats Energy on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy

Energy Holdings, Inc. intends to provide photovoltaic (PV) solar and energy storage solutions. It focuses on providing services related to sustainable clean energy products that include design, project development, sales and lease, engineering, procurement, manufacture, assembly and construction services, energy system incentives, and operations and maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Modern Cinema Group, Inc. and changed its name to Energy Holdings, Inc. in February 2022. Energy Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Sigma Lithium

Sigma Lithium Corporation engages in the exploration and development of lithium deposits in Brazil. It holds a 100% interest in the Grota do Cirilo, Genipapo, Santa Clara, and São José properties comprising 29 mineral rights covering an area of approximately 185 square kilometers located in the Araçuaí and Itinga regions of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It serves electric vehicle industries worldwide. The company was formerly known as Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation and changed its name to Sigma Lithium Corporation in July 2021. The company is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.