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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

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

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

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

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 0.47 indicating that MAC Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

87.5% of MAC Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of NioCorp Developments shares are held 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.

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

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

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MAC Copper$340.74M2.95-$81.69MN/AN/A
NioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$17.41M-$0.34-16.09

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$6.62B$3.63B$10.18B
Dividend YieldN/A1.94%5.05%4.61%
P/E Ratio-16.0919.37158.1226.39
Price / SalesN/A644.5916,437.88125.97
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%2.28%1.89%
1 Month Performance25.75%11.80%10.60%6.01%
1 Year Performance218.02%57.40%45.27%25.26%

NioCorp Developments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NB
NioCorp Developments
0.5427 of 5 stars
$5.47
+3.6%
$4.50
-17.7%
+218.0%$310.46MN/A-16.098Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
MTAL
MAC Copper
1.7892 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
3.386 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
1.8836 of 5 stars
$2.97
+2.6%
$4.15
+40.0%
+33.5%$698.41MN/A-12.89749News Coverage
Positive News
NEXA
Nexa Resources
2.3949 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
1.6226 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
2.5285 of 5 stars
$4.59
+3.4%
$10.50
+128.8%
+115.9%$515.66MN/A-11.2020
EU
enCore Energy
2.0405 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
2.0835 of 5 stars
$4.59
-0.3%
$14.00
+205.3%
-24.1%$360.04M$416.32K0.0084Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:NB) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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