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NXE vs. EU, UROY, CCJ, LEU, DNN, UEC, URG, SQM, MP, and KNF

Should you be buying NexGen Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NexGen Energy include enCore Energy (EU), Uranium Royalty (UROY), Cameco (CCJ), Centrus Energy (LEU), Denison Mine (DNN), Uranium Energy (UEC), Ur Energy (URG), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), MP Materials (MP), and Knife River (KNF).

NexGen Energy vs. Its Competitors

NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) and enCore Energy (NASDAQ:EU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, NexGen Energy had 7 more articles in the media than enCore Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for NexGen Energy and 5 mentions for enCore Energy. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat enCore Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NexGen Energy
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
enCore Energy
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of enCore Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of NexGen Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of enCore Energy shares are held by company insiders. 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.

NexGen Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to enCore Energy's net margin of -143.28%. NexGen Energy's return on equity of -18.88% beat enCore Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NexGen EnergyN/A -18.88% -13.23%
enCore Energy -143.28%-19.23%-16.22%

NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, enCore Energy has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

enCore Energy has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.04%. Given enCore Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe enCore Energy is more favorable than NexGen Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NexGen Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.29
enCore Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

NexGen Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than enCore Energy. NexGen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than enCore Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NexGen EnergyN/AN/A-$56.60M-$0.25-29.62
enCore Energy$58.33M7.46-$61.39M-$0.35-6.64

Summary

NexGen Energy beats enCore Energy on 12 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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NXE vs. The Competition

MetricNexGen EnergyMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.23B$6.38B$3.44B$21.27B
Dividend YieldN/A1.83%5.13%3.52%
P/E Ratio-29.6216.33110.8429.31
Price / SalesN/A546.6233,708,491,670,770,200.0053.31
Price / CashN/A30.8024.1723.64
Price / Book5.705.886.185.38
Net Income-$56.60M$292.30M$150.51M$996.59M
7 Day Performance12.62%6.00%3.43%2.96%
1 Month Performance3.57%6.63%5.87%2.79%
1 Year Performance22.80%51.25%38.71%12.68%

NexGen Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NXE
NexGen Energy
0.147 of 5 stars
$7.41
+2.3%
N/A+13.8%$4.23BN/A-29.6260News Coverage
Positive News
EU
enCore Energy
1.5149 of 5 stars
$2.28
-3.8%
$4.00
+75.4%
-38.5%$443.41M$58.33M-6.51N/A
UROY
Uranium Royalty
2.2051 of 5 stars
$2.96
+3.9%
$4.00
+35.1%
+31.7%$380.86M$11.19M0.0010
CCJ
Cameco
3.639 of 5 stars
$74.95
+0.1%
$83.32
+11.2%
+79.7%$32.61B$2.29B86.152,884Positive News
Analyst Revision
LEU
Centrus Energy
1.8384 of 5 stars
$185.28
-0.6%
$202.09
+9.1%
+402.4%$3.37B$436.90M42.01280News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
DNN
Denison Mine
3.4217 of 5 stars
$2.08
flat
$3.00
+44.2%
N/A$1.86B$2.88M-34.6793
UEC
Uranium Energy
2.9281 of 5 stars
$10.40
-1.2%
$10.91
+4.9%
N/A$4.68B$220K-61.1760
URG
Ur Energy
3.4537 of 5 stars
$1.35
+0.7%
$2.48
+83.3%
N/A$488.87M$33.71M-7.9410Insider Trade
SQM
Sociedad Quimica y Minera
1.9857 of 5 stars
$46.66
+0.6%
$45.40
-2.7%
+25.0%$13.25B$4.53B27.948,344Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MP
MP Materials
1.7357 of 5 stars
$72.44
+6.7%
$60.63
-16.3%
+458.5%$12.02B$203.85M0.00490Trending News
KNF
Knife River
3.1813 of 5 stars
$90.94
-1.0%
$114.33
+25.7%
+7.4%$5.20B$2.90B34.144,761News Coverage
Positive News

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