NXE vs. EU, UROY, CCJ, LEU, DNN, UEC, URG, SQM, SUM, and MP
Should you be buying NexGen Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NexGen Energy include enCore Energy (EU), Uranium Royalty (UROY), Cameco (CCJ), Centrus Energy (LEU), Denison Mine (DNN), Uranium Energy (UEC), Ur Energy (URG), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), and MP Materials (MP).
NexGen Energy vs. Its Competitors
enCore Energy (NASDAQ:EU) and NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, enCore Energy had 1 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for enCore Energy and 2 mentions for NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat enCore Energy's score of 1.02 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
enCore Energy has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
enCore Energy presently has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential downside of 4.84%. Given enCore Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe enCore Energy is more favorable than NexGen Energy.
20.9% of enCore Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of NexGen Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
NexGen Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than enCore Energy. NexGen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than enCore Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NexGen Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to enCore Energy's net margin of -142.32%. NexGen Energy's return on equity of -9.62% beat enCore Energy's return on equity.
Summary
NexGen Energy beats enCore Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:NXE) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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