Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) versus Hoku (OTCMKTS:HOKUQ) Financial Review

Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) and Hoku (OTCMKTS:HOKUQ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Electra Battery Materials has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hoku has a beta of -15, meaning that its stock price is 1,600% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

32.9% of Electra Battery Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Electra Battery Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Hoku shares are held by 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Electra Battery Materials and Hoku, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electra Battery Materials	0	0	1	1	3.50
Hoku	0	0	0	0	0.00

Electra Battery Materials presently has a consensus price target of $5.20, indicating a potential upside of 193.79%. Given Electra Battery Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Electra Battery Materials is more favorable than Hoku.

Profitability

This table compares Electra Battery Materials and Hoku’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	-39.33%	-19.52%
Hoku	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Electra Battery Materials and Hoku”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	N/A	-$47.90 million	($3.56)	-0.50
Hoku	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Electra Battery Materials beats Hoku on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electra Battery Materials

Electra Battery Materials Corporation engages in the acquisition and exploration of resource properties in the United States and Canada. It primarily explores for cobalt and silver deposits. The company's flagship project is the Iron Creek cobalt-copper project located in Lemhi County, Idaho. It also operates a cobalt refinery for producing battery materials for the electric vehicle supply chain. The company was formerly known as First Cobalt Corp. and changed its name to Electra Battery Materials Corporation in December 2021. Electra Battery Materials Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Hoku

Hoku Corporation operates as a solar energy products and services company primarily in the United States. It focuses on manufacturing polysilicon, a primary material used in the manufacture of photovoltaic (PV) modules; and designing, engineering, and installing turnkey PV systems and related services in Hawaii using solar modules purchased from third-party suppliers. The company was formerly known as Hoku Scientific, Inc. and changed its name to Hoku Corporation in March 2010. Hoku Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. On July 2, 2013, Hoku Corporation along with its affiliates filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho.