Head-To-Head Review: Nexxen International (NEXN) versus Its Competitors

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) is one of 110 public companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Nexxen International to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.2% of Nexxen International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Nexxen International and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexxen International	0	1	3	0	2.75
Nexxen International Competitors	982	4076	9943	279	2.62

Nexxen International presently has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 38.39%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 17.66%. Given Nexxen International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Nexxen International is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Nexxen International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexxen International	-6.47%	2.94%	1.80%
Nexxen International Competitors	-153.15%	-41.82%	-7.97%

Volatility & Risk

Nexxen International has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexxen International’s competitors have a beta of 1.30, indicating that their average stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nexxen International and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexxen International	$331.99 million	-$21.49 million	-37.33
Nexxen International Competitors	$17.90 billion	$2.02 billion	40.70

Nexxen International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Nexxen International. Nexxen International 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.

Summary

Nexxen International beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Nexxen International Company Profile

Nexxen International Ltd. provides end-to-end software platform that enables advertisers to reach publishers Israel. The company's demand side platform (DSP) offers full-service and self-managed marketplace access to advertisers and agencies to execute their digital marketing campaigns in real time across various ad formats. Its sell supply side platform (SSP) provides access to data and a comprehensive product suite to drive inventory management and revenue optimization. The company also offers data management platform solution, which integrates DSP and SSP solutions enabling advertisers and publishers to use data from various sources in order to optimize results of their advertising campaigns. It serves ad buyers, advertisers, brands, agencies, and digital publishers in the United States, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was formerly known as Tremor International Ltd and changed its name to Nexxen International Ltd. in January 2024. Nexxen International Ltd. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.