Head-To-Head Contrast: NEXON (NEXOY) vs. Its Competitors

NEXON (OTCMKTS:NEXOY – Get Free Report) is one of 188 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare NEXON to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for NEXON and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 22.74%. Given NEXON’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NEXON has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

NEXON pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. NEXON pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Entertainment” companies pay a dividend yield of 19.1% and pay out 78.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NEXON and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

NEXON’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than NEXON. NEXON 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.

Summary

NEXON rivals beat NEXON on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

NEXON Company Profile

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NEXON Co., Ltd. produces, develops, and services PC online and mobile games. It operates through five segments: Japan, Korea, China, North America, and Others. The company's PC online game titles include MapleStory, Dungeon & Fighter, and EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE 4. The company was formerly known as NEXON Japan Co., Ltd. and changed its name to NEXON Co., Ltd. in April 2009. NEXON Co., Ltd. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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