Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM) Competitors

Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) and NuVista Energy (TSE:NVA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media favor NDM or NVA?

In the previous week, Northern Dynasty Minerals had 13 more articles in the media than NuVista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Northern Dynasty Minerals and 3 mentions for NuVista Energy. NuVista Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' score of 0.34 indicating that NuVista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northern Dynasty Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NuVista Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NDM or NVA more profitable?

NuVista Energy has a net margin of 24.21% compared to Northern Dynasty Minerals' net margin of 0.00%. NuVista Energy's return on equity of 13.51% beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-14.44%	-8.16%
NuVista Energy	24.21%	13.51%	9.79%

Which has better earnings and valuation, NDM or NVA?

NuVista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Dynasty Minerals. Northern Dynasty Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NuVista 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
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$17.31M	-C$0.03	-43.42
NuVista Energy	C$1.22B	2.04	C$294.68M	C$1.43	8.48

Which has more risk & volatility, NDM or NVA?

Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NuVista Energy has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NDM or NVA?

NuVista Energy has a consensus target price of C$17.28, indicating a potential upside of 42.47%. Given NuVista Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NuVista Energy is more favorable than Northern Dynasty Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
NuVista Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NDM or NVA?

13.7% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of NuVista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of NuVista Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NDM or NVA?

NuVista Energy received 428 more outperform votes than Northern Dynasty Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.27% of users gave NuVista Energy an outperform vote while only 65.16% of users gave Northern Dynasty Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Outperform Votes 346 65.16%	Underperform Votes 185 34.84%
NuVista Energy	Outperform Votes 774 71.27%	Underperform Votes 312 28.73%

Summary

NuVista Energy beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.