Tron (NASDAQ:TRON – Get Free Report) and Nayax (NASDAQ:NYAX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Tron and Nayax, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Nayax | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.50 |
Nayax has a consensus price target of $73.46, suggesting a potential upside of 51.56%. Given Nayax’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nayax is more favorable than Tron.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Tron and Nayax”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tron | $5.06 million | 134.50 | -$16.81 million | ($0.11) | -13.05 |
| Nayax | $400.43 million | 4.43 | $35.52 million | $0.21 | 230.81 |
Nayax has higher revenue and earnings than Tron. Tron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nayax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Tron and Nayax’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tron | 135.58% | -5.60% | -5.53% |
| Nayax | 1.74% | 10.45% | 2.92% |
Volatility and Risk
Tron has a beta of 8.69, indicating that its share price is 769% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nayax has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
28.0% of Tron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Nayax shares are held by institutional investors. 86.2% of Tron shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Nayax beats Tron on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tron
SRM Entertainment, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells toys and souvenirs to theme parks. It sells its products through amusement parks, entertainment venues, and theme hotels in the United States, China, Japan, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Jupiter, Florida.
About Nayax
Nayax Ltd., a fintech company, operates system and payment platform for multiple retailers in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, and rest of the world. The company offers AMIT 3.0, a machine-to-machine vending telemetry solution; Nayax Core, a management and monitoring software for vending machines and other unattended machines; MoMa, a mobile app for unattended machine; Tigapo back-office software suite, a cloud-based platform; EV Core, a smart, cloud-based management platform; Retail Management Cloud, a comprehensive attended retail management platform; Loyalty and Marketing Suite, a consumer engagement marketing and loyalty platform; Monyx Wallet, a digital wallet app enabling cashless payments with mobile phones; Weezmo, a consumer engagement and marketing platform; and Tigapo app, a proprietary mobile app to help family entertainment center businesses. It provides electric vehicle charging stations; VPOS Touch, a credit card reader cashless payment device; VPOS Fusion, a cashless payment card reader; ONYX, a contactless card reader and telemetry device; NOVA 156, an electronic cash register; DOT, a smart QR and barcode reader; UNO Plus and UNO 8, which are EMV and FeliCa contactless readers; EMV SOM, a PCI-PTS ready contactless EMV reader module; Nova Market, a cashless micro market and self-checkout solution; NOVA 55, an a handheld smart point of sale (POS) device; NOVA 45, a handheld mini smart terminals for attended POS; and Retail One, a universal retail solution that integrates directly with SAP. The company sells its products directly, as well as through resellers and distributors. It serves various verticals, including vending machines, coffee machines, unattended checkout counters, self-service kiosks, ticketing machines, car wash stations, gaming machines, amusement rides, laundromats, and EV charging stations. Nayax Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.
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