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$8.11 -0.19 (-2.29%)
Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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NB vs. ERO, LAC, IPX, AESI, MTAL, SGML, ASM, CRML, LAAC, and NEXA

Should you be buying NioCorp Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NioCorp Developments include Ero Copper (ERO), Lithium Americas (LAC), IperionX (IPX), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), MAC Copper (MTAL), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Critical Metals (CRML), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), and Nexa Resources (NEXA). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

NioCorp Developments vs. Its Competitors

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 1 more articles in the media than NioCorp Developments. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ero Copper and 14 mentions for NioCorp Developments. NioCorp Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.51 indicating that NioCorp Developments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NioCorp Developments
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ero Copper currently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.99%. NioCorp Developments has a consensus target price of $6.63, suggesting a potential downside of 18.31%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than NioCorp Developments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ero Copper
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
NioCorp Developments
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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
Ero Copper26.63% 17.96% 8.06%
NioCorp Developments N/A -148.03%-67.84%

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.18, indicating that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

NioCorp Developments has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Ratio
Ero Copper$470.26M4.87-$68.47M$1.3716.12
NioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$17.41M-$0.34-23.85

71.3% of Ero 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ero Copper beats NioCorp Developments on 13 of the 16 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$645.38M$7.42B$3.83B$10.50B
Dividend YieldN/A1.66%5.05%4.81%
P/E Ratio-23.8519.16156.5127.09
Price / SalesN/A150.7823,917.11219.27
Price / CashN/A118.2326.6461.22
Price / Book16.908.377.186.52
Net Income-$17.41M$276.93M$148.99M$276.75M
7 Day Performance-21.94%1.36%45.54%2.00%
1 Month Performance41.29%36.13%53.88%2.26%
1 Year Performance309.60%84.38%75.53%35.58%

NioCorp Developments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NB
NioCorp Developments
0.9522 of 5 stars
$8.11
-2.3%
$6.63
-18.3%
+374.3%$645.38MN/A-23.858Gap Down
ERO
Ero Copper
2.6984 of 5 stars
$21.67
+1.1%
$19.00
-12.3%
+13.6%$2.22B$470.26M15.823,374Analyst Downgrade
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
LAC
Lithium Americas
0.9929 of 5 stars
$8.47
-6.3%
$5.33
-37.0%
+109.8%$2.18BN/A-36.82749Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Gap Up
IPX
IperionX
0.9166 of 5 stars
$55.40
+0.4%
$51.00
-7.9%
+119.9%$1.85BN/A0.00N/A
AESI
Atlas Energy Solutions
3.6905 of 5 stars
$11.91
+2.2%
$18.50
+55.3%
-48.9%$1.44B$1.06B85.081,143News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
MTAL
MAC Copper
2.3484 of 5 stars
$12.22
+0.1%
$12.63
+3.3%
-1.4%$1.01B$340.74M0.002,021Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
SGML
Sigma Lithium
2.8947 of 5 stars
$7.57
+1.1%
$12.00
+58.5%
-54.2%$833.73M$152.36M-17.20250Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
ASM
Avino Silver & Gold Mines
1.2583 of 5 stars
$5.39
-1.1%
$3.45
-36.0%
+376.3%$814.23M$79.64M269.6334Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
CRML
Critical Metals
N/A$11.59
+45.2%
N/A+197.2%$786.84MN/A0.004Trending News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
LAAC
Lithium Americas (Argentina)
N/A$4.13
+11.0%
N/A+19.4%$668.78MN/A0.53850High Trading Volume
NEXA
Nexa Resources
2.0003 of 5 stars
$5.05
+0.4%
$5.67
+12.2%
-27.8%$666.17M$2.79B-7.435,253Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑

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This page (NASDAQ:NB) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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