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NEXA vs. ERO, LAC, IPX, AESI, MTAL, SGML, ASM, CRML, LAAC, and NB

Should you be buying Nexa Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nexa Resources 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 NioCorp Developments (NB). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

Nexa Resources vs. Its Competitors

Nexa Resources (NYSE:NEXA) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 5 more articles in the media than Nexa Resources. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ero Copper and 8 mentions for Nexa Resources. Nexa Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.41 indicating that Nexa Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nexa Resources
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ero Copper
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Ero Copper has a net margin of 26.63% compared to Nexa Resources' net margin of -3.26%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 17.96% beat Nexa Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nexa Resources-3.26% -6.54% -1.60%
Ero Copper 26.63%17.96%8.06%

Nexa Resources has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ero Copper has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nexa Resources. Nexa Resources 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
Nexa Resources$2.79B0.27-$205.03M-$0.68-8.27
Ero Copper$470.26M5.32-$68.47M$1.3717.64

Nexa Resources currently has a consensus price target of $5.92, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Ero Copper has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.37%. Given Nexa Resources' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nexa Resources is more favorable than Ero Copper.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nexa Resources
3 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.57
Ero Copper
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Ero Copper beats Nexa Resources 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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NEXA vs. The Competition

MetricNexa ResourcesMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$757.55M$7.49B$3.83B$21.89B
Dividend Yield1.81%1.68%5.05%3.62%
P/E Ratio-8.2719.59159.9730.12
Price / Sales0.27164.9426,627.0166.72
Price / Cash3.03129.7126.8924.26
Price / Book0.709.107.434.70
Net Income-$205.03M$276.93M$148.99M$1.01B
7 Day Performance5.63%10.38%3.74%0.49%
1 Month Performance6.94%50.58%16.75%1.61%
1 Year Performance-26.76%116.06%69.22%13.30%

Nexa Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NEXA
Nexa Resources
1.7177 of 5 stars
$5.63
-1.7%
$5.92
+5.2%
-24.3%$757.55M$2.79B-8.275,253Analyst Upgrade
ERO
Ero Copper
3.0716 of 5 stars
$21.67
+1.1%
$19.00
-12.3%
+21.9%$2.22B$470.26M15.823,374Analyst Downgrade
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
LAC
Lithium Americas
0.988 of 5 stars
$8.47
-6.3%
$5.33
-37.0%
+253.5%$2.18BN/A-36.82749Options Volume
IPX
IperionX
1.2609 of 5 stars
$55.40
+0.4%
$51.00
-7.9%
+139.7%$1.85BN/A0.00N/AGap Up
AESI
Atlas Energy Solutions
3.8051 of 5 stars
$11.91
+2.2%
$18.50
+55.3%
-46.5%$1.44B$1.06B85.081,143Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MTAL
MAC Copper
2.3089 of 5 stars
$12.22
+0.1%
$12.63
+3.3%
-3.0%$1.01B$340.74M0.002,021Upcoming Earnings
SGML
Sigma Lithium
2.9279 of 5 stars
$7.57
+1.1%
$12.00
+58.5%
-49.0%$833.73M$152.36M-17.20250Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
ASM
Avino Silver & Gold Mines
1.2292 of 5 stars
$5.39
-1.1%
$3.45
-36.0%
+429.3%$814.23M$79.64M269.6334News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
CRML
Critical Metals
N/A$11.59
+45.2%
N/A+231.2%$786.84MN/A0.004Gap Down
High Trading Volume
LAAC
Lithium Americas (Argentina)
N/A$4.13
+11.0%
N/A+50.0%$668.78MN/A0.53850Gap Down
High Trading Volume
NB
NioCorp Developments
0.7746 of 5 stars
$8.56
+7.8%
$6.63
-22.6%
+473.4%$617.39MN/A-25.188Options Volume
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:NEXA) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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