Ganfeng Lithium Group (OTCMKTS:GNENF) vs. Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) Critical Comparison

Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) and Ganfeng Lithium Group (OTCMKTS:GNENF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Rayonier Advanced Materials and Ganfeng Lithium Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rayonier Advanced Materials	0	0	1	0	3.00
Ganfeng Lithium Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Rayonier Advanced Materials currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.25%. Given Rayonier Advanced Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rayonier Advanced Materials is more favorable than Ganfeng Lithium Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.6% of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are held 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rayonier Advanced Materials and Ganfeng Lithium Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rayonier Advanced Materials	$1.64 billion	0.33	-$101.83 million	($1.18)	-6.94
Ganfeng Lithium Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ganfeng Lithium Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rayonier Advanced Materials.

Profitability

This table compares Rayonier Advanced Materials and Ganfeng Lithium Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rayonier Advanced Materials	-4.82%	-3.96%	-1.38%
Ganfeng Lithium Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Rayonier Advanced Materials beats Ganfeng Lithium Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rayonier Advanced Materials

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. manufactures and sells cellulose specialty products in the United States, China, Latin America, Canada, Japan, Europe, Latin America, other Asian countries, and internationally. It operates through High Purity Cellulose, Paperboard, and High-Yield Pulp segments. The company’s products include cellulose specialties, which are natural polymers that are used as raw materials to manufacture a range of consumer-oriented products, such as liquid crystal displays, impact-resistant plastics, thickeners for food products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, cigarette filters, high-tenacity rayon yarn for tires and industrial hoses, food casings, paints, and lacquers. It also offers commodity products, such as commodity viscose pulp used in woven applications, including rayon textiles for clothing and other fabrics, as well as in non-woven applications comprising baby wipes, cosmetic and personal wipes, industrial wipes, and mattress ticking; and absorbent materials consisting of fluff fibers that are used as an absorbent medium in disposable baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, incontinence pads, convalescent bed pads, industrial towels and wipes, and non-woven fabrics. In addition, the company provides paperboards for packaging, printing documents, brochures, promotional materials, paperback books and catalog covers, file folders, tags, and lottery tickets; and high-yield pulps to produces hardwood aspen, maple, and birch species for paperboard, packaging, printing and writing papers, and various other paper products. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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.