Denison Mines (DML) Competitors

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

Is NXE or DML 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
NexGen Energy	N/A	14.22%	-4.99%
Denison Mines	1,029.20%	-4.41%	-5.26%

Which has better valuation & earnings, NXE or DML?

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
NexGen Energy	N/A	N/A	C$148.05M	C$0.26	36.53
Denison Mines	-C$2.67M	-988.25	-C$27.48M	-C$0.03	-97.19

Which has more volatility & risk, NXE or DML?

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

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

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

Do analysts rate NXE or DML?

NexGen Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 38.89%. Denison Mines has a consensus price target of C$3.49, suggesting a potential upside of 19.52%. Given NexGen Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe NexGen Energy is more favorable than Denison Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NexGen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Denison Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Does the media prefer NXE or DML?

In the previous week, Denison Mines had 1 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Denison Mines and 2 mentions for NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Denison Mines' score of 0.76 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Denison Mines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Denison Mines on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.