NioCorp Developments (NB) Competitors $4.58 +0.17 (+3.85%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.64 +0.05 (+1.20%) As of 07:54 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, NEXA, LAC, CRML, ASM, LAAC, EU, DC, 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), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Lithium Americas (LAC), Critical Metals (CRML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), 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 Nexa Resources Lithium Americas Critical Metals Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Americas (Argentina) enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) and MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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-$16.70M-$0.34-13.47MAC Copper$340.74M2.94-$81.69MN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to NB or MTAL? In the previous week, NioCorp Developments and NioCorp Developments both had 3 articles in the media. MAC Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat NioCorp Developments' score of 0.37 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MAC Copper 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 -298.16% -91.68% MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate NB or MTAL? NioCorp Developments presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.75%. MAC Copper has a consensus target price of $12.63, indicating a potential upside of 4.04%. 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 Which has more volatility & risk, NB or MTAL? NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.35, indicating that its stock price is 135% 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. SummaryMAC Copper beats NioCorp Developments on 7 of the 11 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$269.30M$6.32B$3.48B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A1.83%5.15%4.08%P/E Ratio-13.4716.20111.2826.03Price / SalesN/A560.0231,218,733,196,883,000.00103.94Price / CashN/A31.1424.1528.79Price / Book152.679.236.656.08Net Income-$16.70M$292.30M$150.51M$265.64M7 Day Performance23.12%9.01%7.81%3.11%1 Month Performance45.86%6.50%9.32%0.39%1 Year Performance134.87%45.66%51.37%18.52% NioCorp Developments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBNioCorp Developments0.6596 of 5 stars$4.58+3.9%$4.50-1.7%+103.2%$269.30MN/A-13.478MTALMAC Copper1.1528 of 5 stars$12.12flat$12.63+4.2%+0.3%$999.15M$340.74M0.002,021SGMLSigma Lithium3.5089 of 5 stars$6.45+0.8%$18.00+179.1%-42.9%$712.40M$152.36M-14.66250News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNEXANexa Resources2.0026 of 5 stars$4.94+2.5%$5.70+15.4%-25.8%$638.35M$2.77B-7.265,253LACLithium Americas1.738 of 5 stars$2.94+1.4%$4.15+41.2%+4.0%$634.82MN/A-12.78749CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.14+5.1%N/A-31.5%$575.84MN/A0.004News CoverageGap DownTrading HaltedASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines0.931 of 5 stars$3.84-2.0%$3.10-19.3%+311.8%$572.86M$79.64M192.1034News CoverageLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)N/A$3.32-1.5%N/A+16.7%$537.61MN/A0.43850News CoverageEUenCore Energy1.5535 of 5 stars$2.85+4.0%$4.00+40.4%-36.8%$512.64M$58.33M-8.14N/ADCDakota Gold2.734 of 5 stars$3.96-0.8%$10.50+165.2%+76.0%$444.88MN/A-9.6620Positive NewsLZMLifezone Metals2.6149 of 5 stars$4.52-0.7%$14.00+209.7%-21.7%$356.13M$140K0.0084Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MAC Copper Competitors Sigma Lithium Competitors Nexa Resources Competitors Lithium Americas Competitors Critical Metals Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Dakota Gold 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 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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