Avalon Rare Metals (OTCMKTS:AVLNF – Get Free Report) and Algoma Steel Group (NASDAQ:ASTL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
72.0% of Algoma Steel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Avalon Rare Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Avalon Rare Metals has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Steel Group has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Avalon Rare Metals and Algoma Steel Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Avalon Rare Metals | $190,000.00 | 98.38 | -$20.85 million | ($118.88) | -0.03 |
| Algoma Steel Group | $1.49 billion | 0.38 | -$704.89 million | ($4.95) | -1.07 |
Avalon Rare Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Algoma Steel Group. Algoma Steel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avalon Rare Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Avalon Rare Metals and Algoma Steel Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Avalon Rare Metals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Algoma Steel Group | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
Profitability
This table compares Avalon Rare Metals and Algoma Steel Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Avalon Rare Metals | -10,843.52% | -11.10% | -10.24% |
| Algoma Steel Group | -59.04% | -211.54% | -34.40% |
Summary
Avalon Rare Metals beats Algoma Steel Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Avalon Rare Metals
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, evaluation, and development of rare metal and mineral properties primarily in Canada. The company focuses on exploring lithium, tantalum, cesium, indium, gallium, germanium, tin, yttrium, and zirconium deposits, as well as rare earth elements. Its flagship project is the 100% owned Separation Rapids Lithium Project consisting of nineteen mineral claims and one mining lease covering an area of approximately 4,414 hectares located in the Paterson Lake Area, Kenora Mining Division, Ontario. The company was formerly known as Avalon Rare Metals Inc. and changed its name to Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. in February 2016. Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Algoma Steel Group
Algoma Steel Group Inc. produces and sells steel products primarily in North America. The company provides flat/sheet steel products, including temper rolling, cold rolled, hot-rolled pickled and oiled products, floor plate, and cut-to-length products for the automotive industry, hollow structural product manufacturers, and the light manufacturing and transportation industries; and plate steel products that consist of rolled, hot-rolled, and heat-treated for use in the construction or manufacture of railcars, buildings, bridges, off-highway equipment, storage tanks, ships, and military applications. Algoma Steel Group Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada.
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