Analyzing Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) & DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF)

Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) and DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Westwater Resources and DeFi Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westwater Resources	0	0	1	0	3.00
DeFi Technologies	0	0	1	2	3.67

Westwater Resources presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.93%. Given Westwater Resources’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Westwater Resources is more favorable than DeFi Technologies.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Westwater Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Westwater Resources and DeFi Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westwater Resources	N/A	-5.89%	-5.50%
DeFi Technologies	N/A	184.49%	13.66%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Westwater Resources and DeFi Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westwater Resources	N/A	N/A	-$7.75 million	($0.18)	-7.67
DeFi Technologies	$7.67 million	169.46	-$15.03 million	$0.17	23.43

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

Summary

DeFi Technologies beats Westwater Resources on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Westwater Resources

Westwater Resources, Inc. operates as an energy technology company, focuses on developing battery-grade natural graphite materials. The company holds interests in Kellyton Graphite Plant located in Kellyton, Alabama; and Bama Mine Project situated in south Alabama. It holds interests in Coosa graphite project located in Coosa County, Alabama. The company was formerly known as Uranium Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Westwater Resources, Inc. in August 2017. Westwater Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

About DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies Inc., a technology company, develops and lists exchange traded products in Canada, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. The company provides asset management services, such as investment vehicles, indirect exposure to underlying cryptocurrencies, digital asset indexes, and other decentralized finance instruments. It also participates in decentralized blockchain networks by processing data transactions that contribute to network security and stability, governance, and transaction validation. In addition, the company invests in decentralized finance companies in early-stage ventures. Further, it offers node management of decentralized protocols to support governance, security, and transaction validation for their networks. The company was formerly known as Valour Inc. and changed its name to DeFi Technologies Inc. in July 2023. DeFi Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.