NexGen Energy (NXE) Competitors $6.98 -0.13 (-1.88%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.02 +0.05 (+0.70%) As of 08:29 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NXE vs. EU, UROY, CCJ, LEU, DNN, UEC, URG, MP, SQM, and KNFShould 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), MP Materials (MP), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), and Knife River (KNF). NexGen Energy vs. Its Competitors enCore Energy Uranium Royalty Cameco Centrus Energy Denison Mine Uranium Energy Ur Energy MP Materials Sociedad Quimica y Minera Knife River NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) and enCore Energy (NASDAQ:EU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media favor NXE or EU? In the previous week, NexGen Energy had 14 more articles in the media than enCore Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for NexGen Energy and 0 mentions for enCore Energy. enCore Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat NexGen Energy's score of 0.42 indicating that enCore Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment NexGen Energy Neutral enCore Energy Very Positive Do analysts prefer NXE or EU? enCore Energy has a consensus price target of $3.38, indicating a potential upside of 25.46%. Given enCore Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33enCore Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.67 Which has more risk & volatility, NXE or EU? 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. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NXE or EU? 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NXE or EU more profitable? NexGen Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to enCore Energy's net margin of -142.32%. enCore Energy's return on equity of -16.08% beat NexGen Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NexGen EnergyN/A -18.32% -13.06% enCore Energy -142.32%-16.08%-13.96% Which has higher valuation and earnings, NXE or EU? 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 RatioNexGen EnergyN/AN/A-$56.60M-$0.25-27.90enCore Energy$58.33M8.63-$61.39M-$0.37-7.27 SummaryNexGen Energy beats enCore Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NexGen Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NXE 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 NXE 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 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.Skip Chart NXE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNexGen EnergyMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.06B$6.09B$3.27B$20.70BDividend YieldN/A2.04%5.18%3.66%P/E Ratio-27.9022.15107.4428.65Price / SalesN/A527.9135,179,415,501,999,500.0068.85Price / CashN/A28.6823.9223.59Price / Book4.628.425.994.32Net Income-$56.60M$278.61M$148.72M$995.66M7 Day Performance7.65%6.59%3.24%1.91%1 Month Performance5.70%12.28%4.11%-0.54%1 Year Performance27.65%55.61%36.66%14.76% NexGen Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXENexGen Energy0.0496 of 5 stars$6.98-1.9%N/A+29.5%$4.06BN/A-27.9060Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionEUenCore Energy2.1601 of 5 stars$2.68+5.5%$3.38+25.9%-14.3%$501.32M$46.18M-7.24N/APositive NewsUROYUranium Royalty1.6295 of 5 stars$2.59+3.2%$4.00+54.4%+23.3%$346.12M$15.60M-86.3310CCJCameco3.646 of 5 stars$75.21+3.1%$82.65+9.9%+100.4%$32.75B$2.29B86.452,884Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeLEUCentrus Energy1.9157 of 5 stars$210.05+0.8%$178.64-15.0%+453.5%$3.58B$471.40M47.63280Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDNNDenison Mine2.0612 of 5 stars$2.13+4.4%$3.00+40.8%N/A$1.91B$2.88M-26.6393News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastUECUranium Energy2.5248 of 5 stars$9.21+6.2%$10.13+9.9%N/A$4.09B$220K-54.1760Analyst ForecastURGUr Energy2.7566 of 5 stars$1.23+6.0%$2.48+101.2%N/A$448.73M$33.71M-9.4610Analyst RevisionMPMP Materials2.0115 of 5 stars$65.51+2.9%$57.88-11.7%+577.8%$10.71B$215.98M-100.78490Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera2.1066 of 5 stars$36.35+1.5%$42.50+16.9%+11.1%$10.38B$4.48B17.238,344Positive NewsGap UpKNFKnife River2.6914 of 5 stars$84.53+1.4%$114.17+35.1%+24.8%$4.79B$2.90B26.674,761Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EU Competitors UROY Competitors CCJ Competitors LEU Competitors DNN Competitors UEC Competitors URG Competitors MP Competitors SQM Competitors KNF 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 (NYSE:NXE) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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