Denison Mines (DML) Competitors

Denison Mines (TSE:DML) and NexGen Energy (TSE:NXE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, DML or NXE?

Denison Mines has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DML or NXE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Denison Mines	-C$2.67M	-1,022.09	-C$27.48M	-C$0.03	-100.52
NexGen Energy	N/A	N/A	C$148.05M	C$0.26	39.05

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DML or NXE?

55.6% of Denison Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Denison Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor DML or NXE?

In the previous week, Denison Mines had 5 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Denison Mines and 1 mentions for NexGen Energy. Denison Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat NexGen Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that Denison Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate DML or NXE?

Denison Mines presently has a consensus target price of C$3.53, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. NexGen Energy has a consensus target price of C$13.16, suggesting a potential upside of 28.98%. Given NexGen Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NexGen Energy is more favorable than Denison Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Denison Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
NexGen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Is DML or NXE more profitable?

Denison Mines has a net margin of 1,029.20% compared to NexGen Energy's net margin of 0.00%. NexGen Energy's return on equity of 14.22% beat Denison Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Denison Mines	1,029.20%	-4.41%	-5.26%
NexGen Energy	N/A	14.22%	-4.99%

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Denison Mines on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.