NexGen Energy (NXE) Competitors $6.80 +0.02 (+0.31%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:43 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.74 -0.06 (-0.90%) As of 07/3/2025 04:58 PM 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. SQM, SUM, MP, KNF, NGD, HBM, LEU, TTAM, TMC, and AESIShould you be buying NexGen Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NexGen Energy include Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), MP Materials (MP), Knife River (KNF), New Gold (NGD), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Centrus Energy (LEU), Titan America (TTAM), TMC the metals (TMC), and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. NexGen Energy vs. Its Competitors Sociedad Quimica y Minera Summit Materials MP Materials Knife River New Gold HudBay Minerals Centrus Energy Titan America TMC the metals Atlas Energy Solutions NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) and Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings. Is NXE or SQM more profitable? Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a net margin of 13.45% compared to NexGen Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera's return on equity of 11.71% beat NexGen Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NexGen EnergyN/A -9.62% -6.85% Sociedad Quimica y Minera 13.45%11.71%5.35% Which has better earnings and valuation, NXE or SQM? Sociedad Quimica y Minera has higher revenue and earnings than NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sociedad Quimica y Minera, 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-$0.16-42.51Sociedad Quimica y Minera$4.53B2.34$685.12M$2.1117.57 Which has more volatility & risk, NXE or SQM? NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate NXE or SQM? Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a consensus price target of $41.14, indicating a potential upside of 10.97%. Given Sociedad Quimica y Minera's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sociedad Quimica y Minera 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) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.43Sociedad Quimica y Minera 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Does the media prefer NXE or SQM? In the previous week, Sociedad Quimica y Minera had 8 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sociedad Quimica y Minera and 2 mentions for NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Sociedad Quimica y Minera's score of -0.04 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Sociedad Quimica y Minera 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NXE or SQM? 42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sociedad Quimica y Minera shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of NexGen Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySociedad Quimica y Minera beats NexGen Energy on 9 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$3.88B$5.99B$3.29B$20.73BDividend YieldN/A2.06%5.15%3.72%P/E Ratio-42.5026.2791.9428.06Price / SalesN/A378.4727,226,089,426,177,000.0038.45Price / CashN/A26.9523.9218.22Price / Book4.507.225.894.61Net Income-$56.60M$278.68M$147.76M$983.39M7 Day Performance0.09%4.08%2.38%2.79%1 Month Performance6.27%7.00%4.65%4.37%1 Year Performance-2.28%22.25%24.88%15.08% NexGen Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXENexGen Energy0.333 of 5 stars$6.80+0.3%N/A-2.4%$3.88BN/A-42.5060SQMSociedad Quimica y Minera1.3758 of 5 stars$32.91+2.6%$41.14+25.0%-10.4%$9.40B$4.53B15.598,344SUMSummit Materials0.2921 of 5 stars$52.54+0.2%$50.82-3.3%+46.3%$9.23B$2.62B64.074,800News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMPMP Materials1.2764 of 5 stars$36.54-3.2%$27.06-26.0%+125.6%$5.97B$215.98M-56.22490High Trading VolumeKNFKnife River3.6526 of 5 stars$81.14+4.6%$117.17+44.4%+13.2%$4.60B$2.90B25.604,761Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNGDNew Gold2.1941 of 5 stars$4.93+2.1%$4.13-16.2%+131.0%$3.90B$941.50M37.931,570Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeHBMHudBay Minerals4.2619 of 5 stars$9.68+0.9%$14.00+44.7%+10.3%$3.82B$2.02B25.462,803Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLEUCentrus Energy1.3235 of 5 stars$192.25+1.2%$168.14-12.5%+326.7%$3.28B$471.40M43.59280High Trading VolumeTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$13.09+2.3%$17.29+32.1%N/A$2.41B$1.63B0.002,742Positive NewsTMCTMC the metals1.7413 of 5 stars$6.56flat$5.08-22.5%+369.7%$2.38BN/A-28.5230High Trading VolumeAESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.3575 of 5 stars$13.75-4.5%$19.28+40.2%-31.0%$1.70B$1.06B44.351,143Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SQM Competitors SUM Competitors MP Competitors KNF Competitors NGD Competitors HBM Competitors LEU Competitors TTAM Competitors TMC Competitors AESI 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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