NioCorp Developments (NB) Competitors $5.47 +0.19 (+3.60%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.46 -0.01 (-0.27%) As of 09/15/2025 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. 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 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. Do analysts recommend MTAL or NB? 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) 2.00NioCorp Developments 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor MTAL or NB? 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 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MTAL or NB? 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. Which has more volatility & risk, MTAL or NB? 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. Is MTAL or NB 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 MAC CopperN/A N/A N/A NioCorp Developments N/A -148.03%-67.84% Which has better valuation and earnings, MTAL or NB? NioCorp Developments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MAC Copper. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMAC Copper$340.74M2.95-$81.69MN/AN/ANioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$17.41M-$0.34-16.09 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$6.62B$3.63B$10.18BDividend YieldN/A1.94%5.05%4.61%P/E Ratio-16.0919.37158.1226.39Price / SalesN/A644.5916,437.88125.97Price / CashN/A28.7624.1829.91Price / Book11.407.186.666.28Net Income-$17.41M$279.19M$149.17M$270.38M7 Day Performance29.01%5.20%2.28%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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBNioCorp Developments0.5427 of 5 stars$5.47+3.6%$4.50-17.7%+218.0%$310.46MN/A-16.098Upcoming EarningsGap UpMTALMAC Copper1.7892 of 5 stars$12.18+0.1%$12.63+3.7%+8.8%$1.00B$340.74M0.002,021Positive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium3.386 of 5 stars$6.24-3.0%$12.00+92.3%-43.6%$715.74M$152.36M-14.18250Positive NewsGap UpLACLithium Americas1.8836 of 5 stars$2.97+2.6%$4.15+40.0%+33.5%$698.41MN/A-12.89749News CoveragePositive NewsNEXANexa Resources2.3949 of 5 stars$4.90+1.1%$5.70+16.4%-21.9%$641M$2.77B-7.205,253Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.6226 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 Gold2.5285 of 5 stars$4.59+3.4%$10.50+128.8%+115.9%$515.66MN/A-11.2020EUenCore Energy2.0405 of 5 stars$2.36+1.3%$4.00+69.5%-31.1%$435.93M$58.33M-6.74N/AAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑LZMLifezone Metals2.0835 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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