Critical Comparison: Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) vs. NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE)

NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) and Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vox Royalty has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NexGen Energy and Vox Royalty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NexGen Energy	N/A	-18.88%	-13.23%
Vox Royalty	-12.77%	-2.71%	-2.15%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of NexGen Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NexGen Energy and Vox Royalty”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NexGen Energy	N/A	N/A	-$56.60 million	($0.41)	-21.05
Vox Royalty	$11.05 million	28.54	-$1.65 million	($0.04)	-115.50

Vox Royalty has higher revenue and earnings than NexGen Energy. Vox Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NexGen Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for NexGen Energy and Vox Royalty, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NexGen Energy	1	1	5	1	2.75
Vox Royalty	0	1	0	0	2.00

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Vox Royalty on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NexGen Energy

NexGen Energy Ltd., an exploration and development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation and development of uranium properties in Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Rook I project that consists of 32 contiguous mineral claims totaling an area of 35,065 hectares located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.