Financial Analysis: Ganfeng Lithium Group (OTCMKTS:GNENF) and REX American Resources (NYSE:REX)

REX American Resources (NYSE:REX) and Ganfeng Lithium Group (OTCMKTS:GNENF) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares REX American Resources and Ganfeng Lithium Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
REX American Resources	$718.08 million	1.12	$60.94 million	$3.75	12.30
Ganfeng Lithium Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

REX American Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Ganfeng Lithium Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.1% of REX American Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of REX American Resources shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for REX American Resources and Ganfeng Lithium Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
REX American Resources	0	0	1	0	3.00
Ganfeng Lithium Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

REX American Resources currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.10%. Given REX American Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe REX American Resources is more favorable than Ganfeng Lithium Group.

Profitability

This table compares REX American Resources and Ganfeng Lithium Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
REX American Resources	9.64%	11.69%	10.47%
Ganfeng Lithium Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

REX American Resources beats Ganfeng Lithium Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About REX American Resources

REX American Resources Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells ethanol in the United States. The company also offers corn, distillers grains, ethanol, distillers corn oil, gasoline, and natural gas. In addition, it provides dry distillers grains with solubles, which is used as a protein in animal feed. The company was formerly known as REX Stores Corporation and changed its name to REX American Resources Corporation in 2010. REX American Resources Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio.

About Ganfeng Lithium Group

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells lithium products in Mainland China, rest of Asia, the European Union, North America, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Lithium Metal and Compound, Lithium Battery, and Lithium Ore Resource and Others. The company has interests in the Mount Marion mine located in Australia; Cauchari-Olaroz project situated in Jujuy Province, Northwest Argentina; Mariana project located in Salta Province, Argentina; Sonora project situated in Mexico; Pilbara Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project located in Western Australia; Ningdu Heyuan mine situated in Ningdu County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province; Avalonia project located in Ireland; Qinghai Yiliping lithium salt lake project situated in the Qinghai Province; Goulamina spodumene ore project located in southern Mali, Africa; PPG lithium salt-lake project located in Salta Province, Argentina; and Songshugang tantalum-niobium mine project located in Jiangxi Province. It offers battery-grade lithium hydroxide, battery grade lithium carbonate, cesium and rubidium compounds, lithium chloride, butyl lithium, lithium fluoride, and other lithium compounds; lithium metals in the form of ingots, foils, rods, particles, and alloy powder; polymer lithium battery; and lithium-ion motive power, energy storage, and consumer batteries, as well as copper lithium or lithium aluminum alloy foil. The company also explores for and sells lithium ores; and provides lithium battery recycling solutions. In addition, the company exports lithium products. Its products are used in the manufacture of electric vehicles, portable electronics, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, as well as used by battery cathode materials manufacturers, battery suppliers, and automobile original equipment manufacturers. Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Xinyu, China.