NioCorp Developments (NB) Competitors $9.10 +0.54 (+6.31%) Closing price 10/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.21 +0.11 (+1.21%) As of 10/7/2025 07:59 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. ERO, IPX, LAC, AESI, MTAL, SGML, ASM, NEXA, CRML, and EUShould you be buying NioCorp Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NioCorp Developments include Ero Copper (ERO), IperionX (IPX), Lithium Americas (LAC), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), MAC Copper (MTAL), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Critical Metals (CRML), and enCore Energy (EU). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. NioCorp Developments vs. Its Competitors Ero Copper IperionX Lithium Americas Atlas Energy Solutions MAC Copper Sigma Lithium Avino Silver & Gold Mines Nexa Resources Critical Metals enCore Energy NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer NB or ERO? NioCorp Developments currently has a consensus target price of $6.63, indicating a potential downside of 27.20%. Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.07%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than NioCorp Developments.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NioCorp Developments 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Ero Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is NB or ERO more profitable? Ero Copper has a net margin of 26.63% compared to NioCorp Developments' net margin of 0.00%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 17.96% beat NioCorp Developments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NioCorp DevelopmentsN/A -148.03% -67.84% Ero Copper 26.63%17.96%8.06% Does the media prefer NB or ERO? In the previous week, Ero Copper had 6 more articles in the media than NioCorp Developments. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ero Copper and 8 mentions for NioCorp Developments. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat NioCorp Developments' score of 0.39 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NioCorp Developments 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ero Copper 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NB or ERO? 4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NB or ERO? NioCorp Developments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ero Copper. NioCorp Developments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$17.41M-$0.34-26.76Ero Copper$535.97M4.22-$68.47M$1.3715.95 Which has more volatility and risk, NB or ERO? NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.18, meaning that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEro Copper beats NioCorp Developments on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 DevelopmentsMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$665.60M$7.13B$3.77B$10.65BDividend YieldN/A1.70%5.05%4.74%P/E Ratio-26.7619.95157.4526.85Price / SalesN/A142.2922,694.49135.13Price / CashN/A112.1026.4361.77Price / Book18.968.397.136.70Net Income-$17.41M$275.71M$148.88M$276.44M7 Day Performance38.30%10.34%2.34%2.48%1 Month Performance113.62%35.69%11.73%8.79%1 Year Performance426.01%95.82%66.81%34.41% NioCorp Developments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBNioCorp Developments0.9319 of 5 stars$9.10+6.3%$6.63-27.2%+417.0%$665.60MN/A-26.768News CoverageGap UpEROEro Copper3.3367 of 5 stars$19.96+7.1%$19.00-4.8%+4.6%$1.93B$470.26M14.573,374News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionIPXIperionX1.2724 of 5 stars$51.37+1.2%$46.00-10.5%+134.7%$1.70BN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Gap DownLACLithium Americas1.0282 of 5 stars$5.74-9.4%$4.72-17.7%+182.4%$1.53BN/A-24.93749Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.8271 of 5 stars$11.77-1.1%$18.83+60.1%-48.9%$1.47B$1.06B84.041,143Positive NewsMTALMAC Copper2.6013 of 5 stars$12.21+0.1%$12.63+3.4%-12.3%$1.01B$340.74M0.002,021Short Interest ↓SGMLSigma Lithium2.6708 of 5 stars$6.80-3.3%$12.00+76.5%-44.5%$782.52M$126.89M-15.45250Gap UpASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.5701 of 5 stars$5.32+4.1%$3.10-41.7%+366.1%$771.93M$79.64M266.1334Analyst RevisionNEXANexa Resources1.9675 of 5 stars$4.98-0.4%$5.67+13.8%-32.6%$662.19M$2.77B-7.325,253Short Interest ↑CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.50+0.2%N/A+48.9%$639.93MN/A0.004Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap DownEUenCore Energy1.6566 of 5 stars$3.09+0.3%$4.00+29.4%-17.1%$576.25M$58.33M-8.83N/APositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ero Copper Competitors IperionX Competitors Lithium Americas Competitors Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors MAC Copper Competitors Sigma Lithium Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Nexa Resources Competitors Critical Metals Competitors enCore Energy 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 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredGet my No. 1 gold stock nowGold recently broke past $3,800 per ounce – setting yet another new all-time high. 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