Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN – Get Free Report) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LILAK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Nexxen International and Liberty Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nexxen International | $365.48 million | 1.50 | $35.44 million | $0.63 | 13.68 |
| Liberty Global | $4.46 billion | 0.37 | -$657.00 million | ($5.93) | -1.39 |
Profitability
This table compares Nexxen International and Liberty Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nexxen International | 13.37% | 13.64% | 8.84% |
| Liberty Global | -26.61% | -71.58% | -9.23% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Nexxen International and Liberty Global, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nexxen International | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Liberty Global | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Nexxen International presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.01%. Liberty Global has a consensus price target of $7.85, suggesting a potential downside of 4.85%. Given Nexxen International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nexxen International is more favorable than Liberty Global.
Volatility and Risk
Nexxen International has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
54.2% of Nexxen International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Nexxen International beats Liberty Global on 12 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 Liberty Global
Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services that include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies. The company also operates a sub-sea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that connects approximately 40 markets. It provides its services under the brands of C&W, Liberty Costa Rica, Liberty Communications, BTC, Flow, and Mas Móvil. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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