NexGen Energy (NXE) Competitors

Turquoise Hill Resources (TSE:TRQ) and NexGen Energy (TSE:NXE) are both mid-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Does the media refer more to TRQ or NXE?

In the previous week, NexGen Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Turquoise Hill Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for NexGen Energy and 0 mentions for Turquoise Hill Resources. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Turquoise Hill Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Turquoise Hill Resources	Neutral
NexGen Energy	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRQ or NXE?

54.8% of NexGen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of NexGen Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend TRQ or NXE?

NexGen Energy has a consensus price target of C$13.25, indicating a potential upside of 43.40%. Given NexGen Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NexGen Energy is more favorable than Turquoise Hill Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Turquoise Hill Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
NexGen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is TRQ or NXE more profitable?

NexGen Energy's return on equity of 14.22% beat Turquoise Hill Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turquoise Hill Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
NexGen Energy	N/A	14.22%	-4.99%

Which has better earnings and valuation, TRQ or NXE?

Turquoise Hill Resources has higher revenue and earnings than NexGen Energy. Turquoise Hill Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NexGen 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
Turquoise Hill Resources	C$1.65B	0.00	C$730.47M	C$3.63	N/A
NexGen Energy	N/A	N/A	C$148.05M	C$0.26	35.38

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Turquoise Hill Resources on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.