Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA – Get Free Report) and Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of Nexxen International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Comcast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Comcast has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexxen International has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Comcast | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Nexxen International | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3.00 |
Comcast presently has a consensus price target of $32.96, suggesting a potential upside of 30.80%. Nexxen International has a consensus price target of $12.89, suggesting a potential upside of 40.71%. Given Nexxen International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nexxen International is more favorable than Comcast.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Comcast and Nexxen International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Comcast | $124.90 billion | 0.72 | $20.00 billion | $3.09 | 8.16 |
| Nexxen International | $382.86 million | 1.36 | $25.04 million | $0.22 | 41.64 |
Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than Nexxen International. Comcast 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 Comcast and Nexxen International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Comcast | 8.97% | 14.77% | 5.18% |
| Nexxen International | 3.41% | 7.03% | 4.38% |
Summary
Comcast beats Nexxen International on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising. The Business Services Connectivity segment offers connectivity services for small business locations, which include broadband, wireline voice, and wireless services, as well as solutions for medium-sized customers and larger enterprises; and small business connectivity services in the United Kingdom. The Media segment operates NBCUniversal's television and streaming business, including national and regional cable networks; the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations; and Peacock, a direct-to-consumer streaming services. It also operates international television networks comprising the Sky Sports networks, as well as other digital properties. The Studios segment operates NBCUniversal and Sky film and television studio production and distribution operations. The Theme Parks segment operates Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; Osaka, Japan; and Beijing, China. The company also offers a consolidated streaming platforms under the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Xumo. Comcast Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.
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