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NEXT (NXT) Competitors

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GBX 9,790
-395.00 (-3.88%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

NXT vs. ICG, GFS, SPI, ESP, RTN, IPF, APH, SGM, MSI, and BERI

Should you be buying NEXT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NEXT include Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), G4S (GFS), Spire Healthcare Group (SPI), Empiric Student Property (ESP), The Restaurant Group (RTN), International Personal Finance (IPF), Alliance Pharma (APH), Sigma Capital Group (SGM), MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), and BlackRock Energy and Resources (BERI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

NEXT vs.

NEXT (LON:NXT) and Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, NEXT had 8 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for NEXT and 3 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. Intermediate Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat NEXT's score of -0.04 indicating that Intermediate Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NEXT
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Intermediate Capital Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NEXT pays an annual dividend of GBX 216 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. NEXT pays out 3,287.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 4,937.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 52.33% compared to NEXT's net margin of 13.77%. NEXT's return on equity of 62.53% beat Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NEXT13.77% 62.53% 14.42%
Intermediate Capital Group 52.33%21.56%5.15%

NEXT currently has a consensus price target of GBX 7,350, indicating a potential downside of 24.89%. Intermediate Capital Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,734.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.35%. Given Intermediate Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intermediate Capital Group is more favorable than NEXT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NEXT
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Intermediate Capital Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25

72.3% of NEXT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of NEXT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares 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.

NEXT received 554 more outperform votes than Intermediate Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Intermediate Capital Group an outperform vote while only 50.18% of users gave NEXT an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
NEXTOutperform Votes
559
50.18%
Underperform Votes
555
49.82%
Intermediate Capital GroupOutperform Votes
5
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes

NEXT has higher revenue and earnings than Intermediate Capital Group. Intermediate Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NEXT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NEXT£5.83B2.00£803.40M£6.571,489.50
Intermediate Capital Group£904.70M6.74£467.40M£1.601,311.25

NEXT has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NEXT beats Intermediate Capital Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NXT vs. The Competition

MetricNEXTApparel Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£11.68B£2.56B£2.88B£1.39B
Dividend Yield2.17%3.22%4.33%11.73%
P/E Ratio1,489.50183.95377.721,564.47
Price / Sales2.0038.66330.80213,685.10
Price / Cash24.6716.4524.4432.93
Price / Book8.682.833.192.85
Net Income£803.40M£137.89M£264.15M£152.62M
7 Day Performance-0.89%-0.83%-0.26%4.27%
1 Month Performance0.04%-4.81%-1.07%2.93%
1 Year Performance42.16%14.78%18.28%95.60%

NEXT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NXT
NEXT
0.3906 of 5 stars
GBX 9,790
-3.9%
GBX 7,350
-24.9%
+48.9%£11.69B£5.83B1,490.1131,947News Coverage
ICG
Intermediate Capital Group
2.5047 of 5 stars
GBX 2,142
-0.4%
GBX 2,734.75
+27.7%
N/A£6.23B£904.70M1,338.75N/A
GFS
G4S
N/AGBX 244.80
-0.2%
N/AN/A£3.83B£7.48B222.5514,600
SPI
Spire Healthcare Group
2.6628 of 5 stars
GBX 221.50
-0.4%
GBX 301.33
+36.0%
+5.0%£894.46M£1.44B3,164.29420Gap Up
ESP
Empiric Student Property
N/AGBX 95.12
-0.4%
N/A+12.3%£574.03M£81.60M1,056.83150
RTN
The Restaurant Group
N/AGBX 64.80
flat
N/A-3.3%£499.23M£927M-1,080.0064,000
IPF
International Personal Finance
N/AGBX 135
-0.4%
N/A+6.7%£294.49M£759.50M675.006,230Gap Up
APH
Alliance Pharma
2.5988 of 5 stars
GBX 43.37
+0.6%
GBX 60
+38.4%
+13.4%£234.42M£183.15M-722.7791,000
SGM
Sigma Capital Group
N/AGBX 202
flat
N/AN/A£181.35M£10.60M54.5948,300
MSI
MS INTERNATIONAL
N/AGBX 944
+2.6%
N/A+40.6%£150.95M£109.58M1,408.96455Gap Down
BERI
BlackRock Energy and Resources
N/AGBX 120.99
+1.2%
N/A+11.4%£147.72M£27.41M672.18N/AGap Up

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This page (LON:NXT) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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