Reviewing NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) & Its Competitors

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) is one of 257 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare NIQ Global Intelligence to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of NIQ Global Intelligence shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

NIQ Global Intelligence has a beta of -0.27, indicating that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NIQ Global Intelligence’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NIQ Global Intelligence and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NIQ Global Intelligence	$4.20 billion	-$353.30 million	-15.90
NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors	$3.00 billion	$35.12 million	-3.45

NIQ Global Intelligence has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. NIQ Global Intelligence 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.

Profitability

This table compares NIQ Global Intelligence and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NIQ Global Intelligence	-2.63%	21.11%	3.67%
NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors	-19.22%	-48.93%	-4.92%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for NIQ Global Intelligence and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIQ Global Intelligence	1	2	9	1	2.77
NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors	2345	6940	10802	493	2.46

NIQ Global Intelligence presently has a consensus price target of $21.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.17%. As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 29.17%. Given NIQ Global Intelligence’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NIQ Global Intelligence has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

NIQ Global Intelligence beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

NIQ Global Intelligence, Inc. (NYSE: NIQ), also known as NielsenIQ, provides consumer and retail intelligence to manufacturers and retailers. Its services include retail measurement, consumer and shopper insights, market research, and data analytics designed to help clients understand purchasing behavior, track product performance, and inform business decisions. The company combines information from retail sales, consumer panels, and other sources to deliver analysis across product categories and markets.