NUAI vs SND vs UUUU Stock Comparison

New ERA Energy & Digital, Smart Sand and Energy Fuels Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.95 -5.9% 1M +123.0% 1Y
Market cap
$192.84M
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.05%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
7 wins
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$8.40 -23.9% 1M -58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.76M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 7, Energy Fuels 1, New ERA Energy & Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUAISNDUUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $354.61M $192.84M $2.10B UUUU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.3x 18.5x -25.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.4% +26.5% +62.5% NUAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,382.5% 2.7% -77.3% SND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.1% -6.7% SND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.1x 2.9x SND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.05% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.0% +123.0% -58.1% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +16.8%/yr +1.4%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 143.7% 70.7% 84.4% SND
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 73/100 43/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

NUAISNDUUUU

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

AxisNUAISNDUUUU
Valuation 2 #97 of 99 96 #7 of 162 14 #20 of 23
Growth 19 #79 of 97 76 #36 of 147 75 #6 of 21
Profitability 1 #95 of 96 55 #55 of 122 47 #10 of 18
Financial Health 91 #10 of 102 44 #92 of 164 57 #10 of 22
Shareholder Returns 4 #74 of 77 94 #7 of 107 22 #8 of 10
Overall 23 73 43
  • NUAI ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • UUUU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNUAISNDUUUUSPY
1 month -52.2%-5.9%-23.9% +0.9%
3 months -18.2%+19.0%-21.8% +5.9%
6 months -9.8%-7.3%-57.1% +8.5%
Year to date +13.7%+23.8%-42.2% +13.3%
1 year -41.0%+123.0%-58.1% +12.4%
3 years -68.6%+145.0%+11.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -32.0%+34.8%+3.8% +23.5%
5 years —+117.1%+7.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+16.8%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+483.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+19.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNUAISNDUUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 143.7%70.7%84.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.8%80.9%83.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.80-0.103.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.291.74-0.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-70.3%-72.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-14.9%-69.7% -0.9%
52-week high $8.06$5.82$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $2.37$2.09$7.52 $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.

MultipleNUAISNDUUUU
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 12.4x 18.5xmedian 13.4x -25.6xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 298.3xmedian 2.0x 0.5xmedian 3.2x 19.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 5.9x 5.1xmedian 7.3x -20.4xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.1xmedian 10.0x 5.6xmedian 14.8x -25.4xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 2.95median 0.31 0.67median 51.60

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 monthsNUAISNDUUUU
Revenue $1.19M $386.99M $105.76M
Gross profit – $52.09M $43.20M
Operating income -$45.06M $7.85M -$96.29M
Net income -$53.93M $10.49M -$82.51M
Free cash flow -$23.50M $34.63M -$82.50M
R&D – – $39.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.53 $0.25 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $69.82M $10.20M $58.42M
Total debt $76.81M $14.66M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 98.17M 41.37M 249.32M
Enterprise value $261.64M $135.56M -$841.00M

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
MetricNUAISNDUUUU
P/E -6.3x 18.5x -25.6x
P/FCF -15.1x 5.6x -25.4x
P/Operating cash flow -19.8x 4.1x -33.6x
P/S 298.3x 0.5x 19.9x
P/B 2.6x 0.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 0.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -7.2x 5.1x -20.4x
EV/EBIT -6.6x 25.2x -19.1x
EV/Revenue 251.2x 0.5x 17.4x
EV/FCF -12.7x 5.7x -22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.7x 4.2x -29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.95 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUAISNDUUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.4% 26.5% 62.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 52.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 64.5% 1,943%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 41.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -221.9% 193.0% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -187.5% 1,206% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% -44.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.2% 1,143% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -99.8% 350.4% 29.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% -24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -140.5% 16,392% 17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% -10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUAISNDUUUU
Gross margin – 13.5% 40.9%
EBITDA margin -3,505% 10.0% -85.5%
Operating margin -3,791% 2.0% -91.0%
Pretax margin -4,383% 1.9% -77.8%
Net margin -4,383% 2.7% -77.3%
FCF margin -1,977% 8.9% -78.0%
Operating cash flow margin -1,506% 12.1% -59.1%
Return on equity -69.4% 4.4% -10.8%
Return on assets -39.9% 3.1% -5.5%
Return on invested capital – 3.1% -6.7%
Return on capital employed -36.2% 2.7% -6.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 4.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1,269% 0.9% 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUAISNDUUUU
Debt / assets 8.7% 4.2% 44.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -0.6x 0.4x -8.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.7% 31.4% 48.0%
Equity / assets 79.3% 68.6% 52.0%
Interest coverage -10.9x – –
Current ratio 14.2x 1.7x 27.9x
Quick ratio 11.6x 1.0x 25.7x
Cash ratio 11.4x 0.2x 25.3x
Altman Z-score 5.02 2.66 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUAISNDUUUU
Dividend yield – 5.1% –
Net buyback yield -44.8% 0.8% -13.2%
Shareholder yield -44.8% 5.9% -13.2%
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.

ConsensusNUAISNDUUUU
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.63FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -1,000.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96MFY2027 $380.19MFY2026 $140.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +800.0%FY2027 +15.2%FY2026 +113.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,425.5% – +90.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUAISNDUUUU
Held by institutions 51.4% 49.7% 72.3%
Institutions holding 128 91 349
Change in shares held, QoQ +309.7% +12.9% +8.7%
Institutions buying 105 69 203
Institutions selling 16 17 93
Buyers to sellers 6.56 4.06 2.18

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.

NUAISNDUUUU
NUAI 1.00 0.13 0.40
SND 0.13 1.00 0.07
UUUU 0.40 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUAI, SND and UUUU?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) is the largest by market capitalisation: New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) $354.61M, Smart Sand (SND) $192.84M, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $2.10B.

Which company is growing faster?

New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) +65.4%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +62.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest net margin (New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -4,382.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -77.3%). On return on invested capital, Smart Sand (SND) leads (Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -41.0%, Smart Sand (SND) +123.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -58.1%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Smart Sand (SND) +16.8%/yr, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Smart Sand (SND) 5.05%. New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) and Energy Fuels (UUUU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smart Sand (SND) has been the steadiest (New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) 143.7%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 84.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NUAI, SND and UUUU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smart Sand (SND) leads on 7. 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.