Head-To-Head Analysis: Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) & Its Peers

Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE:NMG) is one of 103 public companies in the “MINING – MISC” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Nouveau Monde Graphite to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Nouveau Monde Graphite has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nouveau Monde Graphite’s competitors have a beta of 0.77, meaning that their average share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nouveau Monde Graphite and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nouveau Monde Graphite	N/A	-$53.48 million	-5.22
Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors	$8.21 billion	$447.87 million	-0.61

Nouveau Monde Graphite’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Nouveau Monde Graphite. Nouveau Monde Graphite is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

41.1% of Nouveau Monde Graphite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Nouveau Monde Graphite shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Nouveau Monde Graphite and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nouveau Monde Graphite	N/A	-40.65%	-30.19%
Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors	-938.79%	-12.66%	-5.27%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Nouveau Monde Graphite and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nouveau Monde Graphite	0	0	2	0	3.00
Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors	613	1679	3306	139	2.52

Nouveau Monde Graphite currently has a consensus price target of $2.58, suggesting a potential upside of 54.19%. As a group, “MINING – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 22.01%. Given Nouveau Monde Graphite’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Nouveau Monde Graphite is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Nouveau Monde Graphite competitors beat Nouveau Monde Graphite on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Nouveau Monde Graphite Company Profile

Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and evaluation of mineral properties in Quebec, Canada. It primarily explores for graphite. The company’s flagship property is the 100% owned Matawinie graphite property including 176 mining claims covering an area of 9,264 hectares located in Quebec. It also involved in the real estate and trading activities. The company was formerly known as Nouveau Monde Mining Enterprises Inc. and changed its name to Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. in February 2017. Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Saint-Michel-Des-Saints, Canada.