NioCorp Developments (NB) Competitors $2.44 +0.05 (+2.09%) As of 01:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NB vs. ASM, LAR, LAAC, EU, DC, LZM, WRN, NMG, THM, and CRMLShould you be buying NioCorp Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NioCorp Developments include Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), International Tower Hill Mines (THM), and Critical Metals (CRML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. NioCorp Developments vs. Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite International Tower Hill Mines Critical Metals NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Which has better earnings & valuation, NB or ASM? Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than NioCorp Developments. NioCorp Developments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avino Silver & Gold Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$11.44M-$0.78-3.06Avino Silver & Gold Mines$72.62M5.69$540K$0.0932.39 Do analysts rate NB or ASM? NioCorp Developments currently has a consensus price target of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 72.59%. Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a consensus price target of $2.27, indicating a potential downside of 22.24%. Given NioCorp Developments' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NioCorp Developments is more favorable than Avino Silver & Gold Mines.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) 3.00Avino Silver & Gold Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is NB or ASM more profitable? Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a net margin of 6.57% compared to NioCorp Developments' net margin of 0.00%. Avino Silver & Gold Mines' return on equity of 12.13% beat NioCorp Developments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NioCorp DevelopmentsN/A -1,273.17% -140.97% Avino Silver & Gold Mines 6.57%12.13%10.16% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NB or ASM? NioCorp Developments received 8 more outperform votes than Avino Silver & Gold Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNioCorp DevelopmentsOutperform Votes888.89% Underperform Votes111.11%Avino Silver & Gold MinesN/AN/A Does the media prefer NB or ASM? In the previous week, Avino Silver & Gold Mines had 18 more articles in the media than NioCorp Developments. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Avino Silver & Gold Mines and 0 mentions for NioCorp Developments. Avino Silver & Gold Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat NioCorp Developments' score of 0.00 indicating that Avino Silver & Gold Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment NioCorp Developments Neutral Avino Silver & Gold Mines Positive Which has more volatility & risk, NB or ASM? NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.37, meaning that its stock price is 137% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NB or ASM? 4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAvino Silver & Gold Mines beats NioCorp Developments on 11 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 DevelopmentsMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$128.74M$6.91B$3.09B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A3.56%5.21%4.10%P/E Ratio-3.1013.7371.9319.71Price / SalesN/A95.2625,591,212,775,259,300.00117.28Price / CashN/A21.4824.3434.62Price / Book15.935.105.204.50Net Income-$11.44M$605.28M$156.48M$248.18M7 Day Performance2.14%1.99%1.34%0.23%1 Month Performance-7.72%8.30%4.43%12.39%1 Year Performance9.63%10.26%16.92%7.07% NioCorp Developments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBNioCorp Developments1.9383 of 5 stars$2.44+2.1%$4.13+69.1%+8.6%$130.36MN/A-3.148ASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.1157 of 5 stars$2.39+63.4%$2.07-13.3%+175.0%$366.90M$66.18M124.3134Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeLARLithium Argentina2.7774 of 5 stars$2.14+0.5%$3.50+63.6%N/A$346.47MN/A0.27850News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.2063 of 5 stars$2.13+0.9%$7.42+248.2%-61.9%$344.92MN/A0.27850News CoverageEUenCore Energy3.2733 of 5 stars$1.76+3.5%$4.38+148.6%-66.6%$328.57M$58.33M-6.29N/APositive NewsDCDakota Gold1.1855 of 5 stars$2.88-6.5%$7.50+160.4%-3.1%$286.49MN/A-7.0220News CoverageLZMLifezone Metals0.8293 of 5 stars$3.61+6.8%$14.00+287.8%-59.5%$282.56M$140,522.000.0084Gap UpWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.1226 of 5 stars$1.11-4.3%$4.25+282.9%N/A$222MN/A-55.508NMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.6868 of 5 stars$1.90+5.6%$2.58+35.5%-23.0%$213.90MN/A-2.97122News CoverageAnalyst RevisionTHMInternational Tower Hill MinesN/A$0.79-6.9%N/AN/A$163.90MN/A-39.423High Trading VolumeCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$1.57-8.7%N/A-87.5%$154.81MN/A0.004High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Lithium Argentina Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors International Tower Hill Mines Competitors Critical 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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