NB vs. AOT, GLO, AMC, SLI, WRN, NOU, ETG, EMX, FAR, and CNC
Should you be buying NioCorp Developments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NioCorp Developments include Ascot Resources (AOT), Global Atomic (GLO), Arizona Metals (AMC), Standard Lithium (SLI), Western Copper and Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU), Entrée Resources (ETG), EMX Royalty (EMX), Foraco International (FAR), and Canada Nickel (CNC). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
NioCorp Developments (TSE:NB) and Ascot Resources (TSE:AOT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends.
Ascot Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NioCorp Developments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ascot Resources has a consensus target price of C$0.95, suggesting a potential upside of 21.79%.
In the previous week, NioCorp Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ascot Resources'average media sentiment score.
NioCorp Developments has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascot Resources has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NioCorp Developments received 92 more outperform votes than Ascot Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.10% of users gave NioCorp Developments an outperform vote while only 59.62% of users gave Ascot Resources an outperform vote.
Ascot Resources' return on equity of -3.16% beat NioCorp Developments' return on equity.
4.8% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of Ascot Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Ascot Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Ascot Resources beats NioCorp Developments on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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