Head-To-Head Comparison: Select Sands (OTCMKTS:SLSDF) versus Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU)

Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU) and Select Sands (OTCMKTS:SLSDF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Sands has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Fuels and Select Sands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.16%	-8.67%
Select Sands	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Energy Fuels and Select Sands”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Fuels	$37.93 million	32.72	$99.86 million	($0.22)	-29.05
Select Sands	$22.30 million	0.01	-$870,000.00	($0.04)	-0.07

Energy Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than Select Sands. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Sands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Energy Fuels and Select Sands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0	2	2	0	2.50
Select Sands	0	0	0	0	0.00

Energy Fuels currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.02%. Given Energy Fuels’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than Select Sands.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Energy Fuels beats Select Sands on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy Fuels

Energy Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction, recovery, recycling, exploration, permitting, evaluation, and sale of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The company produces and sells vanadium pentoxide, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands, such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and monazite. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.

About Select Sands

Select Sands Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in quarrying and producing silica sand. The company holds interest in the Sandtown project located in northeast Arkansas, the United States. It sells its products to industrial and energy customers. The company was formerly known as La Ronge Gold Corp. and changed its name to Select Sands Corp. in November 2014. Select Sands Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.