Contrasting NexMetals Mining (NEXM) and Its Rivals

NexMetals Mining (NASDAQ:NEXM) is one of 44 public companies in the “Metal Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare NexMetals Mining to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.9% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NexMetals Mining and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NexMetals Mining	N/A	-$30.96 million	-7.53
NexMetals Mining Competitors	$4.23 billion	$336.98 million	-21.75

NexMetals Mining’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than NexMetals Mining. NexMetals Mining is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for NexMetals Mining and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NexMetals Mining	1	1	0	0	1.50
NexMetals Mining Competitors	832	1008	823	24	2.01

As a group, “Metal Mining” companies have a potential upside of 34.68%. Given NexMetals Mining’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NexMetals Mining has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares NexMetals Mining and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NexMetals Mining	N/A	-261.73%	-138.07%
NexMetals Mining Competitors	-81.04%	-3.18%	-5.80%

Summary

NexMetals Mining competitors beat NexMetals Mining on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

About NexMetals Mining

North American Nickel Inc. operates as a mineral exploration and resource development company. The company engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Morocco and Canada, as well as in Botswana. Its principal asset is the Maniitsoq nickel-copper-cobalt-precious metal sulphide project covering an area of 3,048 square kilometers located in southwest Greenland. The company was formerly known as Widescope Resources Inc. and changed its name to North American Nickel Inc. in April 2010. North American Nickel Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.