NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB – Get Free Report) and Paladin Energy (OTCMKTS:PALAF – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for NioCorp Developments and Paladin Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NioCorp Developments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Paladin Energy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
NioCorp Developments presently has a consensus target price of $10.23, indicating a potential upside of 144.47%. Paladin Energy has a consensus target price of $9.70, indicating a potential upside of 45.86%. Given NioCorp Developments’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NioCorp Developments is more favorable than Paladin Energy.
Volatility and Risk
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NioCorp Developments and Paladin Energy”s top-line 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 | ($0.68) | -6.16 |
| Paladin Energy | $177.68 million | 16.82 | -$44.64 million | ($0.05) | -133.00 |
NioCorp Developments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Paladin Energy. Paladin Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NioCorp Developments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares NioCorp Developments and Paladin Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NioCorp Developments | N/A | -12.69% | -11.11% |
| Paladin Energy | -7.08% | -1.90% | -1.44% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
4.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Paladin Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of NioCorp Developments shares are held 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.
Summary
NioCorp Developments beats Paladin Energy on 8 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 Paladin Energy
Paladin Energy Ltd develops, explores for, owns, and operates uranium mines in Australia, Canada, and Africa. The company operates through Exploration, Namibia, and Australia segments. Its flagship project is the Langer Heinrich mine located in the Namib Desert in Namibia. The company was formerly known as Paladin Resources Ltd and changed its name to Paladin Energy Limited in November 2007. Paladin Energy Ltd was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.
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