NexGen Energy (NXE) Competitors $5.40 +0.03 (+0.56%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NXE vs. SQM, SUM, KNF, MP, HBM, NGD, TTAM, AESI, LEU, and EROShould you be buying NexGen Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NexGen Energy include Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), Knife River (KNF), MP Materials (MP), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), Titan America (TTAM), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Centrus Energy (LEU), and Ero Copper (ERO). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. NexGen Energy vs. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Summit Materials Knife River MP Materials Hudbay Minerals New Gold Titan America Atlas Energy Solutions Centrus Energy Ero Copper NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is NXE or SQM more profitable? NexGen Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's net margin of -6.74%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's return on equity of 16.12% beat NexGen Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NexGen EnergyN/A -6.54% -4.94% Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile -6.74%16.12%7.15% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NXE or SQM? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has higher revenue and earnings than NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNexGen EnergyN/AN/A$59.87M-$0.16-33.75Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile$4.53B2.16$923.19M-$1.40-24.48 Which has more risk and volatility, NXE or SQM? NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NXE or SQM? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile received 362 more outperform votes than NexGen Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave NexGen Energy an outperform vote while only 56.04% of users gave Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNexGen EnergyOutperform Votes9100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesSociedad Química y Minera de ChileOutperform Votes37156.04% Underperform Votes29143.96% Do analysts prefer NXE or SQM? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a consensus target price of $45.43, suggesting a potential upside of 32.56%. Given Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Does the media favor NXE or SQM? In the previous week, NexGen Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for NexGen Energy and 5 mentions for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat NexGen Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NexGen Energy 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NXE or SQM? 42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNexGen Energy beats Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile on 10 of the 18 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 {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 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 Energymetal ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.08B$2.52B$3.10B$19.70BDividend YieldN/A0.24%5.08%3.84%P/E Ratio36.0037.1974.3435.13Price / SalesN/A1,577.0526,914,679,906,498,300.0034.12Price / CashN/A34.0124.3617.51Price / Book4.663.225.214.78Net Income$59.87M$20.81M$154.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.40%-1.68%1.56%1.62%1 Month Performance20.27%24.37%4.65%13.00%1 Year Performance-33.00%-24.49%15.14%5.59% NexGen Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXENexGen Energy0.4615 of 5 stars$5.40+0.6%N/A-33.5%$3.08BN/A36.0060News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpSQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile1.9194 of 5 stars$36.01+3.3%$45.43+26.1%-29.9%$10.29B$4.53B-32.456,080Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSUMSummit Materials0.3814 of 5 stars$52.54+0.2%$50.67-3.6%+30.0%$9.23B$2.62B64.074,800High Trading VolumeKNFKnife River3.0035 of 5 stars$99.60+4.9%$110.40+10.8%+35.7%$5.64B$2.92B28.144,389Positive NewsGap DownMPMP Materials1.2487 of 5 stars$21.09-3.9%$23.61+11.9%+14.5%$3.45B$203.86M-35.75490High Trading VolumeHBMHudbay Minerals3.1045 of 5 stars$8.33+8.0%$14.00+68.2%-18.1%$3.29B$2.02B46.252,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNGDNew Gold2.3568 of 5 stars$3.81-8.9%$4.04+6.1%+93.9%$3.02B$941.50M29.311,570Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$14.44+4.3%$17.29+19.7%N/A$2.66B$1.63B0.002,726Gap UpAESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.6508 of 5 stars$13.20+5.0%$20.81+57.7%-46.6%$1.61B$1.16B16.71490Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLEUCentrus Energy2.7063 of 5 stars$94.71+1.2%$143.40+51.4%+86.9%$1.59B$471.40M21.48280Positive NewsEROEro Copper3.8244 of 5 stars$13.64+1.7%$26.33+93.1%-43.5%$1.41B$489.55M80.212,460Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SQM Competitors SUM Competitors KNF Competitors MP Competitors HBM Competitors NGD Competitors TTAM Competitors AESI Competitors LEU Competitors ERO 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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