NexGen Energy (NXE) Competitors

NexGen Energy (TSE:NXE) and Turquoise Hill Resources (TSE:TRQ) are both mid-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Does the media favor NXE or TRQ?

In the previous week, NexGen Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Turquoise Hill Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NexGen Energy and 0 mentions for Turquoise Hill Resources. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Turquoise Hill Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NexGen Energy	Positive
Turquoise Hill Resources	Neutral

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

54.8% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NXE or TRQ more profitable?

NexGen Energy's return on equity of 14.22% beat Turquoise Hill Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NexGen Energy	N/A	14.22%	-4.99%
Turquoise Hill Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer NXE or TRQ?

NexGen Energy currently 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, analysts plainly believe NexGen Energy is more favorable than Turquoise Hill Resources.

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
Turquoise Hill Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NXE or TRQ?

Turquoise Hill Resources has higher revenue and earnings than NexGen Energy. Turquoise Hill Resources 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
Turquoise Hill Resources	C$1.65B	0.00	C$730.47M	C$3.63	N/A

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Turquoise Hill Resources on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.