NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) vs. Snow Lake Resources (NASDAQ:LITM) Head to Head Survey

Snow Lake Resources (NASDAQ:LITM) and NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Snow Lake Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Snow Lake Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of NET Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Snow Lake Resources and NET Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Snow Lake Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
NET Power	N/A	53.08%	16.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Snow Lake Resources and NET Power, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Snow Lake Resources	1	0	0	0	1.00
NET Power	1	1	1	0	2.00

NET Power has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 62.79%. Given NET Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NET Power is more favorable than Snow Lake Resources.

Risk and Volatility

Snow Lake Resources has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NET Power has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Snow Lake Resources and NET Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Snow Lake Resources	N/A	N/A	-$11.46 million	($3.90)	-0.75
NET Power	$250,000.00	1,910.40	-$49.19 million	($7.65)	-0.28

Snow Lake Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NET Power. Snow Lake Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NET Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

NET Power beats Snow Lake Resources on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Snow Lake Resources

Snow Lake Resources Ltd., a natural resource exploration company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral resources in Canada. The company explores for lithium mineral resources. Its flagship property is the Thomson Brothers and Grass River lithium projects located to Crowduck Bay Fault region. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Winnipeg, Canada.

About NET Power

NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.