NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB – Get Free Report) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares NioCorp Developments and Alpha Metallurgical Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NioCorp Developments | N/A | -51.96% | -36.73% |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources | -2.09% | -2.88% | -1.95% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for NioCorp Developments and Alpha Metallurgical Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NioCorp Developments | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
NioCorp Developments currently has a consensus target price of $7.73, suggesting a potential upside of 21.16%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a consensus target price of $160.50, suggesting a potential downside of 34.75%. Given NioCorp Developments’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NioCorp Developments is more favorable than Alpha Metallurgical Resources.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NioCorp Developments and Alpha Metallurgical Resources”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NioCorp Developments | N/A | N/A | -$17.41 million | ($0.82) | -7.78 |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources | $2.23 billion | 1.42 | $187.58 million | ($3.56) | -69.09 |
Alpha Metallurgical Resources has higher revenue and earnings than NioCorp Developments. Alpha Metallurgical 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.
Summary
NioCorp Developments beats Alpha Metallurgical Resources on 7 of the 13 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 Alpha Metallurgical Resources
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., a mining company, produces, processes, and sells met and thermal coal in Virginia and West Virginia. The company offers metallurgical coal products. It operates twenty-two active mines and nine coal preparation and load-out facilities. The company was formerly known as Contura Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. in February 2021. Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, Tennessee.
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