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$5.47 +0.19 (+3.60%)
Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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NB vs. MTAL, SGML, LAC, NEXA, ASM, CRML, LAAC, DC, EU, and LZM

Should you be buying NioCorp Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NioCorp Developments include MAC Copper (MTAL), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Lithium Americas (LAC), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Critical Metals (CRML), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Dakota Gold (DC), enCore Energy (EU), and Lifezone Metals (LZM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

NioCorp Developments vs. Its Competitors

NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) and MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.29, indicating that its stock price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAC Copper has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MAC Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of MAC Copper shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NioCorp Developments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MAC Copper.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$17.41M-$0.34-16.09
MAC Copper$321.80M3.13-$81.69MN/AN/A

NioCorp Developments presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 17.73%. MAC Copper has a consensus target price of $12.63, suggesting a potential upside of 3.40%. Given MAC Copper's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MAC Copper is more favorable than NioCorp Developments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NioCorp Developments
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
MAC Copper
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

MAC Copper's return on equity of 0.00% beat NioCorp Developments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NioCorp DevelopmentsN/A -148.03% -67.84%
MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, MAC Copper had 4 more articles in the media than NioCorp Developments. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for MAC Copper and 2 mentions for NioCorp Developments. MAC Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat NioCorp Developments' score of 0.63 indicating that MAC Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NioCorp Developments
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MAC Copper
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

MAC Copper beats NioCorp Developments on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NB vs. The Competition

MetricNioCorp DevelopmentsMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$310.46M$6.61B$3.63B$10.16B
Dividend YieldN/A1.94%5.05%4.60%
P/E Ratio-16.0919.37158.6926.39
Price / SalesN/A633.3916,468.97175.01
Price / CashN/A28.7624.1829.91
Price / Book11.407.186.666.28
Net Income-$17.41M$279.19M$149.17M$270.38M
7 Day Performance29.01%5.20%2.27%1.89%
1 Month Performance25.75%11.80%10.58%6.01%
1 Year Performance218.02%57.40%45.19%25.26%

NioCorp Developments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NB
NioCorp Developments
0.638 of 5 stars
$5.47
+3.6%
$4.50
-17.7%
+218.0%$310.46MN/A-16.098Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
MTAL
MAC Copper
1.7948 of 5 stars
$12.18
+0.1%
$12.63
+3.7%
+8.8%$1.00B$340.74M0.002,021Positive News
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
SGML
Sigma Lithium
3.3909 of 5 stars
$6.24
-3.0%
$12.00
+92.3%
-43.6%$715.74M$152.36M-14.18250Positive News
Gap Up
LAC
Lithium Americas
1.7641 of 5 stars
$2.97
+2.6%
$4.15
+40.0%
+33.5%$698.41MN/A-12.89749News Coverage
Positive News
NEXA
Nexa Resources
2.4078 of 5 stars
$4.90
+1.1%
$5.70
+16.4%
-21.9%$641M$2.77B-7.205,253Positive News
Short Interest ↓
ASM
Avino Silver & Gold Mines
1.6323 of 5 stars
$4.28
+0.7%
$3.10
-27.6%
+338.1%$636.93M$79.64M214.1134
CRML
Critical Metals
N/A$6.17
+6.2%
N/A-11.6%$572.88MN/A0.004Short Interest ↑
LAAC
Lithium Americas (Argentina)
N/A$3.53
+6.0%
N/A+18.9%$571.62MN/A0.45850
DC
Dakota Gold
2.5407 of 5 stars
$4.59
+3.4%
$10.50
+128.8%
+115.9%$515.66MN/A-11.2020Gap Up
EU
enCore Energy
2.0507 of 5 stars
$2.36
+1.3%
$4.00
+69.5%
-31.1%$435.93M$58.33M-6.74N/AAnalyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
LZM
Lifezone Metals
2.0951 of 5 stars
$4.59
-0.3%
$14.00
+205.3%
-24.1%$360.04M$416.32K0.0084Gap Up

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