NioCorp Developments (NB) Competitors $2.62 +0.05 (+1.95%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.58 -0.04 (-1.53%) As of 06/11/2025 07:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NB vs. SGML, ASM, EU, DC, LZM, LAR, LAAC, WRN, NMG, and THMShould you be buying NioCorp Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NioCorp Developments include Sigma Lithium (SGML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), and International Tower Hill Mines (THM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. NioCorp Developments vs. Its Competitors Sigma Lithium Avino Silver & Gold Mines enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite International Tower Hill Mines NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) 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 community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NB or SGML? NioCorp Developments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sigma Lithium. Sigma Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NioCorp Developments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$11.44M-$0.78-3.36Sigma Lithium$155.92M3.90-$28.33M-$0.37-14.78 Which has more volatility & risk, NB or SGML? NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NB or SGML? NioCorp Developments currently has a consensus price target of $4.13, suggesting a potential upside of 57.44%. Sigma Lithium has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 229.07%. Given Sigma Lithium's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sigma Lithium 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) 3.00Sigma Lithium 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NB or SGML? Sigma Lithium received 10 more outperform votes than NioCorp Developments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave NioCorp Developments an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave Sigma Lithium an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNioCorp DevelopmentsOutperform Votes880.00% Underperform Votes220.00% Sigma LithiumOutperform Votes1864.29% Underperform Votes1035.71% Is NB or SGML more profitable? NioCorp Developments has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sigma Lithium's net margin of -36.85%. Sigma Lithium's return on equity of -38.04% beat NioCorp Developments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NioCorp DevelopmentsN/A -1,273.17% -140.97% Sigma Lithium -36.85%-38.04%-13.30% Do insiders and institutionals believe in NB or SGML? 4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to NB or SGML? In the previous week, Sigma Lithium had 1 more articles in the media than NioCorp Developments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sigma Lithium and 1 mentions for NioCorp Developments. NioCorp Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Sigma Lithium's score of 0.61 indicating that NioCorp Developments is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment NioCorp Developments Positive Sigma Lithium Positive SummarySigma Lithium beats NioCorp Developments on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NioCorp Developments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNioCorp DevelopmentsMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$145.96M$7.26B$3.19B$8.61BDividend YieldN/A3.34%5.04%4.18%P/E Ratio-3.4015.9176.4320.06Price / SalesN/A112.9026,914,679,906,559,100.00157.10Price / CashN/A21.4824.2634.64Price / Book17.475.165.384.70Net Income-$11.44M$613.46M$155.01M$247.88M7 Day Performance-5.42%1.47%0.69%2.66%1 Month Performance16.44%10.29%7.08%6.40%1 Year Performance22.43%22.27%21.28%14.07% NioCorp Developments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBNioCorp Developments1.7447 of 5 stars$2.62+1.9%$4.13+57.4%+20.7%$145.96MN/A-3.408SGMLSigma Lithium2.4079 of 5 stars$4.64-1.1%$18.00+287.9%-59.6%$516.34M$155.92M-9.67250ASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.578 of 5 stars$3.34+5.4%$2.27-32.1%+267.6%$473.14M$72.62M167.0834Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEUenCore Energy3.0169 of 5 stars$1.92-4.5%$2.75+43.2%-45.8%$359.05M$46.18M-6.86N/APositive NewsDCDakota Gold2.5087 of 5 stars$3.16+3.3%$7.50+137.3%+40.7%$314.35MN/A-7.7120LZMLifezone Metals1.0062 of 5 stars$4.02+0.6%$14.00+248.7%-52.3%$314.25M$140.52K0.0084LARLithium Argentina2.8089 of 5 stars$1.74+0.6%$3.25+86.8%N/A$281.71MN/A0.22850LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.6242 of 5 stars$1.73-3.4%$5.13+196.2%-49.5%$280.14MN/A0.22850Positive NewsWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.349 of 5 stars$1.17+2.6%$4.25+263.2%N/A$234MN/A-58.508NMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.6197 of 5 stars$1.76-1.4%$2.58+46.7%-8.9%$197.58MN/A-2.74122News CoverageTHMInternational Tower Hill Mines0.1675 of 5 stars$0.84+4.3%N/AN/A$175.23MN/A-42.153Short Interest ↑High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sigma Lithium Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Lithium Argentina Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors International Tower Hill Mines Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NB) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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