Calibre Mining (CXB) Competitors

Calibre Mining (TSE:CXB) and NexGen Energy (TSE:NXE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CXB or NXE?

NexGen Energy received 2 more outperform votes than Calibre Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.22% of users gave Calibre Mining an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave NexGen Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calibre Mining	Outperform Votes 30 61.22%	Underperform Votes 19 38.78%
NexGen Energy	Outperform Votes 32 60.38%	Underperform Votes 21 39.62%

Do analysts prefer CXB or NXE?

Calibre Mining currently has a consensus target price of C$3.46, suggesting a potential upside of 16.89%. NexGen Energy has a consensus target price of C$13.22, suggesting a potential upside of 109.16%. Given NexGen Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NexGen Energy is more favorable than Calibre Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calibre Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
NexGen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Is CXB or NXE more profitable?

Calibre Mining has a net margin of 5.63% compared to NexGen Energy's net margin of 0.00%. NexGen Energy's return on equity of 14.22% beat Calibre Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calibre Mining	5.63%	3.75%	6.25%
NexGen Energy	N/A	14.22%	-4.99%

Does the media refer more to CXB or NXE?

In the previous week, Calibre Mining had 1 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Calibre Mining and 1 mentions for NexGen Energy. Calibre Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat NexGen Energy's score of 0.75 indicating that Calibre Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calibre Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NexGen Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CXB or NXE?

Calibre Mining has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CXB or NXE?

NexGen Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calibre Mining. NexGen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calibre Mining, 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
Calibre Mining	C$404.24M	4.41	C$22.75M	C$0.05	55.36
NexGen Energy	N/A	N/A	C$148.05M	C$0.26	24.20

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CXB or NXE?

33.6% of Calibre Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of NexGen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Calibre Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of NexGen Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Calibre Mining on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.