Analyzing Nexxen International (NEXN) and Its Peers

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) is one of 115 publicly-traded companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Nexxen International to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

54.2% of Nexxen International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.6% 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nexxen International and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexxen International	$331.99 million	-$21.49 million	-37.40
Nexxen International Competitors	$8.88 billion	$1.91 billion	55.89

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

Volatility & Risk

Nexxen International has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexxen International’s peers have a beta of 1.42, suggesting that their average stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Nexxen International and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexxen International	0	1	3	0	2.75
Nexxen International Competitors	1045	4448	10227	289	2.61

Nexxen International currently has a consensus price target of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 38.15%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 14.85%. Given Nexxen International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nexxen International is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Nexxen International and its peers’ 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	-152.76%	-40.94%	-8.45%

Summary

Nexxen International beats its peers 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.