NioCorp Developments (NB) Competitors $1.68 +0.06 (+3.70%) As of 01/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NB vs. LZM, DC, WRN, NMG, ABAT, ASM, LGO, ATLX, SND, and AMLIShould you be buying NioCorp Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NioCorp Developments include Lifezone Metals (LZM), Dakota Gold (DC), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), American Battery Technology (ABAT), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Largo (LGO), Atlas Lithium (ATLX), Smart Sand (SND), and American Lithium (AMLI). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. NioCorp Developments vs. Lifezone Metals Dakota Gold Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite American Battery Technology Avino Silver & Gold Mines Largo Atlas Lithium Smart Sand American Lithium Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) and NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, LZM or NB? Lifezone Metals has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 146% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LZM or NB? 4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LZM or NB? NioCorp Developments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lifezone Metals. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLifezone Metals$1.48MN/A-$363.88MN/AN/ANioCorp DevelopmentsN/AN/A-$11.44M-$0.85-1.98 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LZM or NB? Lifezone Metals and NioCorp Developments both received 7 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Lifezone Metals an outperform vote while only 87.50% of users gave NioCorp Developments an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLifezone MetalsOutperform Votes7100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesNioCorp DevelopmentsOutperform Votes787.50% Underperform Votes112.50% Do analysts rate LZM or NB? Lifezone Metals currently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 90.00%. NioCorp Developments has a consensus target price of $3.63, indicating a potential upside of 115.77%. Given NioCorp Developments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NioCorp Developments is more favorable than Lifezone Metals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lifezone Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00NioCorp Developments 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to LZM or NB? In the previous week, NioCorp Developments had 5 more articles in the media than Lifezone Metals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NioCorp Developments and 1 mentions for Lifezone Metals. NioCorp Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Lifezone Metals' score of -0.45 indicating that NioCorp Developments is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lifezone Metals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NioCorp Developments 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LZM or NB more profitable? NioCorp Developments has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lifezone Metals' net margin of -24,521.17%. Lifezone Metals' return on equity of -294.91% beat NioCorp Developments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lifezone Metals-24,521.17% -294.91% -237.25% NioCorp Developments N/A -8,973.12%-206.20% SummaryNioCorp Developments beats Lifezone Metals on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NioCorp Developments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NB 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 NB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNioCorp DevelopmentsMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$71.42M$7.57B$3.08B$9.13BDividend YieldN/A4.05%5.06%4.00%P/E Ratio-1.987.79109.7517.53Price / SalesN/A57.07780,775.15137.24Price / CashN/A9.8224.1732.90Price / Book56.003.323.794.69Net Income-$11.44M$562.10M$152.86M$224.57M7 Day Performance3.07%2.13%1.25%1.69%1 Month Performance20.00%7.53%4.76%5.34%1 Year Performance-44.55%25.32%28.43%21.47% NioCorp Developments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBNioCorp Developments3.0616 of 5 stars$1.68+3.7%$3.63+115.8%-45.3%$71.42MN/A-1.988Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLZMLifezone Metals1.2184 of 5 stars$6.56-0.3%$12.50+90.5%+6.1%$235.11M$1.02M0.0084News CoverageDCDakota Gold1.7542 of 5 stars$2.26-0.4%$6.00+165.5%+5.5%$213.41MN/A-5.5120WRNWestern Copper & Gold1.2539 of 5 stars$1.08-4.9%$4.25+295.3%N/A$213.10MN/A-53.758News CoverageGap UpNMGNouveau Monde Graphite3.1125 of 5 stars$1.89-7.8%$3.00+58.7%+0.0%$212.77MN/A-2.95122ABATAmerican Battery Technology2.1164 of 5 stars$1.84-9.8%$6.00+226.1%-25.5%$149.95M$545,460.00-1.8854Gap DownASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines3.5143 of 5 stars$0.94+1.7%$1.93+106.2%+147.8%$131.70M$54.33M46.9034News CoverageGap DownLGOLargo2.4986 of 5 stars$1.67-5.6%$4.20+151.5%-16.5%$107.07M$144.82M-2.091,240ATLXAtlas Lithium1.4855 of 5 stars$6.48-2.0%$33.17+411.8%-72.7%$99.90M$543,657.00-1.5810News CoverageSNDSmart Sand2.3634 of 5 stars$2.30+3.1%$2.63+14.1%+48.9%$98.71M$281.96M-16.43330News CoverageGap UpAMLIAmerican Lithium3.0638 of 5 stars$0.42+1.9%$3.25+672.3%-61.9%$91.71MN/A-4.21N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lifezone Metals Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors American Battery Technology Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Largo Competitors Atlas Lithium Competitors Smart Sand Competitors American Lithium Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NB) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid You See Trump’s Manhattan Project Bombshell?This secret document contains stunning details about Donald Trump’s very first order of business… the minute h...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump currency shock imminentTrump's Quiet $1.9 Trillion Move Against the Fed A small army of Americans, with Trump's support, has launc...Stansberry Research | SponsoredJanuary 29th - the next big trading catalyst to watch Mark your calendar for January 29th. 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