New Age Metals (OTCMKTS:NMTLF) vs. NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) Head to Head Analysis

NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB) and New Age Metals (OTCMKTS:NMTLF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for NioCorp Developments and New Age Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NioCorp Developments	0	0	1	0	3.00
New Age Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00

NioCorp Developments currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 400.00%. Given NioCorp Developments’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NioCorp Developments is more favorable than New Age Metals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NioCorp Developments and New Age Metals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NioCorp Developments	N/A	N/A	-$11.44 million	($0.85)	-2.00
New Age Metals	N/A	N/A	-$490,000.00	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

NioCorp Developments has a beta of -0.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Age Metals has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares NioCorp Developments and New Age Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NioCorp Developments	N/A	-8,973.12%	-206.20%
New Age Metals	N/A	-5.47%	-5.13%

Summary

NioCorp Developments beats New Age Metals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NioCorp Developments

NioCorp Developments Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of mineral deposits in North America. It owns and develops the Elk Creek niobium/scandium/titanium project that owns one 226.43-acre parcel of land and associated mineral rights, and an additional 40 acres of mineral rights, as well as an optioned land package that covers an area of 1,396 acres located in Johnson County, southeast Nebraska. The company was formerly known as Quantum Rare Earth Developments Corp. and changed its name to NioCorp Developments Ltd. in March 2013. NioCorp Developments Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

About New Age Metals

New Age Metals Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum group metals (PGMs), and precious and base metal properties in Canada. The company explores for rhodium, palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, copper, and lithium deposits. It holds interests in the River Valley PGE project located in the Dana and Pardo townships of Northern Ontario; the Genesis PGE project located in south central Alaska; and lithium projects situated to the northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. New Age Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.