WWR vs. NB, ABAT, NMG, USAU, NEXM, ATLX, LGO, SND, FEAM, and AMLI
Should you be buying Westwater Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westwater Resources include NioCorp Developments (NB), American Battery Technology (ABAT), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), US Gold (USAU), NexMetals Mining (NEXM), Atlas Lithium (ATLX), Largo (LGO), Smart Sand (SND), 5E Advanced Materials (FEAM), and American Lithium (AMLI). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
Westwater Resources vs. Its Competitors
NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) and Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwater Resources has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NioCorp Developments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westwater Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, NioCorp Developments had 1 more articles in the media than Westwater Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NioCorp Developments and 1 mentions for Westwater Resources. NioCorp Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Westwater Resources' score of 0.75 indicating that NioCorp Developments is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Westwater Resources' return on equity of -5.89% beat NioCorp Developments' return on equity.
4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
NioCorp Developments presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.85%. Westwater Resources has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 168.46%. Given Westwater Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Westwater Resources is more favorable than NioCorp Developments.
Summary
Westwater Resources beats NioCorp Developments on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WWR) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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