NioCorp Developments (NB) Competitors $5.47 +0.19 (+3.60%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.50 +0.03 (+0.46%) As of 07:41 AM 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. MTAL, SGML, LAC, NEXA, ASM, CRML, LAAC, DC, EU, and LZMShould 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 Sigma Lithium Lithium Americas Nexa Resources Avino Silver & Gold Mines Critical Metals Lithium Americas (Argentina) Dakota Gold enCore Energy Lifezone Metals 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. Which has more volatility and risk, NB or MTAL? 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. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NB or MTAL? 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. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NB or MTAL? NioCorp Developments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MAC Copper. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$17.41M-$0.34-16.09MAC Copper$321.80M3.13-$81.69MN/AN/A Do analysts recommend NB or MTAL? 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) 3.00MAC Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is NB or MTAL more profitable? 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 Does the media prefer NB or MTAL? 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 SummaryMAC Copper beats NioCorp Developments on 8 of the 12 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. 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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$310.46M$6.61B$3.63B$10.16BDividend YieldN/A1.94%5.05%4.60%P/E Ratio-16.0919.37158.6926.39Price / SalesN/A633.3916,468.97175.01Price / CashN/A28.7624.1829.91Price / Book11.407.186.666.28Net Income-$17.41M$279.19M$149.17M$270.38M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBNioCorp Developments0.638 of 5 stars$5.47+3.6%$4.50-17.7%+218.0%$310.46MN/A-16.098Upcoming EarningsGap UpMTALMAC Copper1.7948 of 5 stars$12.18+0.1%$12.63+3.7%+8.8%$1.00B$340.74M0.002,021Positive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium3.3909 of 5 stars$6.24-3.0%$12.00+92.3%-43.6%$715.74M$152.36M-14.18250Positive NewsGap UpLACLithium Americas1.7641 of 5 stars$2.97+2.6%$4.15+40.0%+33.5%$698.41MN/A-12.89749News CoveragePositive NewsNEXANexa Resources2.4078 of 5 stars$4.90+1.1%$5.70+16.4%-21.9%$641M$2.77B-7.205,253Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.6323 of 5 stars$4.28+0.7%$3.10-27.6%+338.1%$636.93M$79.64M214.1134CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.17+6.2%N/A-11.6%$572.88MN/A0.004Short Interest ↑LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)N/A$3.53+6.0%N/A+18.9%$571.62MN/A0.45850DCDakota Gold2.5407 of 5 stars$4.59+3.4%$10.50+128.8%+115.9%$515.66MN/A-11.2020Gap UpEUenCore Energy2.0507 of 5 stars$2.36+1.3%$4.00+69.5%-31.1%$435.93M$58.33M-6.74N/AAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑LZMLifezone Metals2.0951 of 5 stars$4.59-0.3%$14.00+205.3%-24.1%$360.04M$416.32K0.0084Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MAC Copper Competitors Sigma Lithium Competitors Lithium Americas Competitors Nexa Resources Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Critical Metals Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Lifezone Metals 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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