NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ – Get Free Report) is one of 259 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare NIQ Global Intelligence to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and risk.
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 | -8.01% | 14.84% | 2.60% |
| NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors | -20.09% | -48.62% | -5.13% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
38.4% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of NIQ Global Intelligence shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares NIQ Global Intelligence and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NIQ Global Intelligence | $4.20 billion | -$353.30 million | -15.04 |
| NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors | $3.01 billion | -$7.90 million | 17.23 |
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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for NIQ Global Intelligence and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NIQ Global Intelligence | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2.73 |
| NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors | 2244 | 6864 | 10821 | 475 | 2.47 |
NIQ Global Intelligence currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.80%. As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 23.70%. Given NIQ Global Intelligence’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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.
NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile
Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests into public fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in municipal securities that are exempt from federal income taxes, and seeks to maintain a portfolio with an intermediate effective duration of between 3 and 10 years, including the effects of leverage. The fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal securities rated investment grade i.e. Baa/BBB or at the time of investment. It employs fundamental analysis, with focus on bottom-up approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index and a composite index comprising 50% of S&P Municipal Bond Intermediate Index and 50% of the S&P Municipal Bond High Yield Index. Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund was founded on February 7,2012 and is domiciled in the United States.
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