Comparing Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR)

Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Franklin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Franklin Mining and Lithium Americas (Argentina)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	-$430,000.00	($0.03)	-0.04
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$15.23 million	($0.11)	-36.45

Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Franklin Mining and Lithium Americas (Argentina), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1	3	1	1	2.33

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.25%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Franklin Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Franklin Mining and Lithium Americas (Argentina)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	-2.08%	-1.64%

Summary

Franklin Mining beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Franklin Mining

Franklin Mining, Inc., a mining and exploration company, acquires and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. It owns interests in the La Joya mining concession in Bolivia; and Madre de Dios Area, Ch-Mine, and Los Totems project in Peru. The company was formerly known as WCM Capital, Inc. Franklin Mining, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is based in Carson City, Nevada.

About Lithium Americas (Argentina)

Lithium Argentina AG, a resource and materials company, focuses on advancing lithium projects in Argentina. The company owns interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz project located in Jujuy province; and the Pastos Grandes project located in Salta Province of Argentina. The company was formerly known as Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. and changed its name to Lithium Argentina AG in January 2025. Lithium Argentina AG was incorporated in 2007 is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.