Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN – Get Free Report) and SPAR Group (NASDAQ:SGRP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
Nexxen International has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPAR Group has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Nexxen International and SPAR Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nexxen International | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.82 |
| SPAR Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
54.2% of Nexxen International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of SPAR Group shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of SPAR Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Nexxen International and SPAR Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nexxen International | $364.78 million | 1.42 | $25.04 million | $0.22 | 41.23 |
| SPAR Group | $132.58 million | 0.14 | -$24.63 million | ($1.01) | -0.66 |
Nexxen International has higher revenue and earnings than SPAR Group. SPAR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexxen International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Nexxen International and SPAR Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nexxen International | 3.41% | 7.03% | 4.38% |
| SPAR Group | -18.51% | -107.74% | -19.90% |
Summary
Nexxen International beats SPAR Group on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nexxen International
Tremor International Ltd provides end-to-end software platform that enables advertisers to reach relevant audiences and publishers. 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 Israel, the United States, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was formerly known as Taptica International Ltd. and changed its name to Tremor International Ltd in September 2015. Tremor International Ltd was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
About SPAR Group
SPAR Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides merchandising and brand marketing services in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company offers merchandising and marketing services, such as resets and cut-ins; price and inventory audits; stock replenishment and rotation services; out of stock management; promotional event setup; and display management, as well as category management and set up services comprising category and product resets; planogram maintenance; display and shelf services; and point of purchase installation and management. It also provides remodel and retail transformation consisting of store remodels, store department resets, fixture and banner installations, pop-up store services, and store closings; and assembly and installation services, including assembly of merchandise in stores, in-store services, office setup/down-sizing services, and national in-home furniture assembly services. In addition, the company offers business analytics and insights services, such as product dashboards, stock out reporting, visit reporting, real-time service insights, and share of shelf analytics; and fulfillment and distribution services comprising distribution center staffing, point of purchase fulfillment services, kiosk prep, returns processing, picking and packing services, and inventory services. The company serves mass merchandisers; HBAs; pharmacies; and grocery, discount, dollar, convenience, cash and carry, home improvement, consumer electronics, automotive aftermarket, office supply, personal technology, beverage, household products, consumables, financial products, and independent stores. SPAR Group, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
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