Ivanhoe Electric (IE) Competitors

NexGen Energy (TSE:NXE) and Ivanhoe Electric (TSE:IE) are both non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Is NXE or IE more profitable?

NexGen Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ivanhoe Electric's net margin of -5,947.22%. NexGen Energy's return on equity of 14.22% beat Ivanhoe Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NexGen Energy	N/A	14.22%	-4.99%
Ivanhoe Electric	-5,947.22%	-61.91%	-34.41%

Which has more volatility and risk, NXE or IE?

NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ivanhoe Electric has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NXE or IE?

NexGen Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 32.37%. Given NexGen Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NexGen Energy is more favorable than Ivanhoe Electric.

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
Ivanhoe Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer NXE or IE?

In the previous week, NexGen Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Ivanhoe Electric. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NexGen Energy and 1 mentions for Ivanhoe Electric. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Ivanhoe Electric's score of 0.00 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
Ivanhoe Electric	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

54.8% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.1% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, NXE or IE?

NexGen Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ivanhoe Electric. Ivanhoe Electric 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	38.33
Ivanhoe Electric	C$2.31M	592.40	-C$137.37M	-C$2.25	-7.09

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Ivanhoe Electric on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.