Nayax (NYAX) & Its Peers Critical Contrast

Nayax (NASDAQ:NYAX) is one of 341 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Nayax to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Nayax and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nayax	1.74%	10.45%	2.92%
Nayax Competitors	-412.58%	-39.71%	-5.80%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nayax and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nayax	$400.43 million	$35.52 million	219.76
Nayax Competitors	$11.46 billion	$1.09 billion	7.63

Nayax’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Nayax. Nayax is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

34.9% of Nayax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Nayax and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nayax	1	3	3	1	2.50
Nayax Competitors	1983	6927	11685	444	2.50

Nayax currently has a consensus target price of $73.46, indicating a potential upside of 59.18%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 6.45%. Given Nayax’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nayax is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Nayax has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nayax’s rivals have a beta of 2.51, indicating that their average share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nayax rivals beat Nayax on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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.