Calibre Mining (CXB) Competitors

Calibre Mining (TSE:CXB) and NexGen Energy (TSE:NXE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and community ranking.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CXB or NXE?

NexGen Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calibre Mining. NexGen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calibre Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calibre Mining	C$404.24M	4.78	C$22.75M	C$0.05	60.03
NexGen Energy	N/A	N/A	C$148.05M	C$0.26	34.08

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CXB or NXE?

33.6% of Calibre Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Calibre Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CXB or NXE more profitable?

Calibre Mining has a net margin of 5.63% compared to NexGen Energy's net margin of 0.00%. NexGen Energy's return on equity of 14.22% beat Calibre Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calibre Mining	5.63%	3.75%	6.25%
NexGen Energy	N/A	14.22%	-4.99%

Does the media refer more to CXB or NXE?

In the previous week, Calibre Mining had 2 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Calibre Mining and 1 mentions for NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Calibre Mining's score of 0.57 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calibre Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NexGen Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CXB or NXE?

NexGen Energy received 2 more outperform votes than Calibre Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.38% of users gave NexGen Energy an outperform vote while only 57.69% of users gave Calibre Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calibre Mining	Outperform Votes 30 57.69%	Underperform Votes 22 42.31%
NexGen Energy	Outperform Votes 32 60.38%	Underperform Votes 21 39.62%

Which has more volatility and risk, CXB or NXE?

Calibre Mining has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CXB or NXE?

Calibre Mining currently has a consensus price target of C$3.63, indicating a potential upside of 13.19%. NexGen Energy has a consensus price target of C$13.22, indicating a potential upside of 48.53%. Given NexGen Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NexGen Energy is more favorable than Calibre Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calibre Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
NexGen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Calibre Mining on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.