Uranium Energy (NYSE:UEC) and Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE:NMG) Head-To-Head Analysis

Uranium Energy (NYSE:UEC – Get Rating) and Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE:NMG – Get Rating) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Uranium Energy has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nouveau Monde Graphite has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Uranium Energy and Nouveau Monde Graphite, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uranium Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Nouveau Monde Graphite	0	0	2	0	3.00

Nouveau Monde Graphite has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 130.77%. Given Nouveau Monde Graphite’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nouveau Monde Graphite is more favorable than Uranium Energy.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Uranium Energy and Nouveau Monde Graphite’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uranium Energy	$23.16 million	52.69	$5.24 million	$0.02	165.08
Nouveau Monde Graphite	N/A	N/A	-$31.83 million	($0.81)	-6.42

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

Profitability

This table compares Uranium Energy and Nouveau Monde Graphite’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uranium Energy	4.44%	0.95%	0.85%
Nouveau Monde Graphite	N/A	-59.47%	-48.38%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.4% of Uranium Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Nouveau Monde Graphite shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Uranium Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Nouveau Monde Graphite shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Uranium Energy beats Nouveau Monde Graphite on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uranium Energy

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Uranium Energy Corp. engages in the provision of uranium mining and related activities. It includes the exploration, pre-extraction, extraction, and processing of uranium and titanium concentrates. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, and Paraguay. The company was founded by Alan P. Lindsay and Amir Adnani on May 16, 2003 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Nouveau Monde Graphite

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Nouveau Monde Graphite, Inc. engages in the development of fully-integrated source of green battery anode material. It operates through the Acquisition, Exploration, and Evaluation of Mining Properties; and Transformation of Value-Added Graphite Products segments. The firm focuses on the operations of Matawine Graphite Mine and Advanced Materials Plant. Its solutions include research and development, mine and concentrator, value-added materials, multimodal logistics, and growth markets. The company was founded by Eric Desaulniers on December 31, 2012 and is headquartered in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Canada.