NEXM vs PLG vs IE Stock Comparison

NexMetals Mining, Platinum Group Metals and Ivanhoe Electric Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.41 -35.0% 1M -68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$51.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$1.10 -16.7% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$115.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
2 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.44 -20.1% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Ivanhoe Electric leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Ivanhoe Electric 3, NexMetals Mining 2, Platinum Group Metals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXMPLGIELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.33M $115.89M $1.38B IE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x -22.9x -40.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% — -20.6% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,801.7% -9.9% -1,138.7% PLG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -13.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -68.9% -50.5% -44.7% IE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.6%/yr -14.4%/yr — PLG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 76.1% 76.9% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 45/100 45/100 IE

Percentile Scorecard

NEXMPLGIE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNEXMPLGIE
Valuation 8 #149 of 162 68 #52 of 162 25 #122 of 162
Growth 58 #63 of 147 14 #126 of 147 63 #55 of 147
Profitability 3 #119 of 122 42 #71 of 122 36 #78 of 122
Financial Health 83 #29 of 164 90 #17 of 164 86 #24 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 8 #99 of 107 14 #92 of 107
Overall 38 45 45
  • NEXM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PLG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNEXMPLGIESPY
1 month -35.0%-16.7%-20.1% -0.2%
3 months -33.5%-11.3%-7.2% +3.9%
6 months -42.7%-36.0%-35.8% +8.2%
Year to date -63.9%-53.4%-47.2% +12.9%
1 year -68.9%-50.5%-44.7% +12.3%
3 years -94.0%+2.8%-20.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -60.8%+0.9%-7.3% +23.3%
5 years -95.6%-54.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -46.6%-14.4%— +10.9%
10 years -98.3%-93.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -33.5%-24.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEXMPLGIESPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%76.1%76.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.5%81.9%81.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.473.283.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.98-0.66-0.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-69.5%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.9%-68.4%-57.6% -1.2%
52-week high $4.54$3.48$19.92 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$1.06$7.68 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNEXMPLGIE
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 13.3x -22.9xmedian 13.3x -38.8xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 159.9xmedian 3.2x 2.4xmedian 3.2x 445.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 66.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x -16.2xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.31 0.45median 0.31 -0.79median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNEXMPLGIE
Revenue $314.41K $50.98M $3.02M
Gross profit – – $1.78M
Operating income – – $14.34M
Net income -$37.11M -$5.06M -$5.89M
Free cash flow -$60.22M – -$83.11M
R&D $26.75M – $78.04M
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 $-0.05 $-0.22
Cash & equivalents $11.93M $44.68M $256.88M
Total debt $3.73M – $214.09M
Shares (diluted) 35.65M 105.44M 158.35M
Enterprise value -$18.62M -$3.67M $589.81M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGIE
P/E -1.4x -22.9x -38.8x
P/FCF -0.8x – -16.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x – -12.7x
P/S 159.9x 2.4x 445.6x
P/B 1.2x 1.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 66.2x
EV/EBIT – – 78.5x
EV/Revenue 124.6x 1.6x 372.3x
EV/FCF -0.7x – -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.2x – -10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.45 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGIE
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% – -20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 56.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 111.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 3.1% 93.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -53.7% 67.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 6.0% 64.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% -50.4% 49.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% – 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.2% – 28.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGIE
Gross margin – – 58.7%
EBITDA margin – – 562.4%
Operating margin – – 474.5%
Pretax margin – – 207.3%
Net margin -11,802% -9.9% -1,139%
FCF margin -19,155% – -2,749%
Operating cash flow margin -10,819% – -3,507%
Return on equity – -5.2% -1.1%
Return on assets – -4.4% -1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 18.0x
Stock comp / revenue 669.6% 2.8% 365.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGIE
Debt / assets 1.7% – 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -13.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 12.7% 27.3% 9.3%
Equity / assets 87.3% 72.7% 90.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.2x 58.5x 5.0x
Quick ratio 4.7x 58.3x 5.2x
Cash ratio 4.7x 58.0x 4.8x
Altman Z-score – – 13.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXMPLGIE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -37.5% -19.2%
Shareholder yield – -37.5% -19.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNEXMPLGIE
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.07FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $0.00FY2023 $3.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXMPLGIE
Held by institutions 17.5% 15.8% 74.0%
Institutions holding 15 66 203
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% -2.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 7 31 126
Institutions selling 4 21 56
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.48 2.25

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NEXMPLGIE
NEXM 1.00 0.46 0.42
PLG 0.46 1.00 0.69
IE 0.42 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXM, PLG and IE?

Ivanhoe Electric (IE) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $51.33M, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $115.89M, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.38B.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Platinum Group Metals (PLG) has the highest net margin (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -9.9%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ivanhoe Electric (IE) returned the most: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -68.9%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -50.5%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -44.7%. Over five years, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.6%/yr, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) has been the steadiest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 70.2%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.1%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 76.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXM, PLG and IE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.