NEXT (NXT) Competitors GBX 9,790 -395.00 (-3.88%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades NXT vs. ICG, GFS, SPI, ESP, RTN, IPF, APH, SGM, MSI, and BERIShould 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. Intermediate Capital Group G4S Spire Healthcare Group Empiric Student Property The Restaurant Group International Personal Finance Alliance Pharma Sigma Capital Group MS INTERNATIONAL BlackRock Energy and Resources 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. Does the media favor NXT or ICG? 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 Is NXT or ICG a better dividend stock? 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. Is NXT or ICG more profitable? 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% Do analysts prefer NXT or ICG? 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) 2.00Intermediate Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NXT or ICG? 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NXT or ICG? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNEXTOutperform Votes55950.18% Underperform Votes55549.82% Intermediate Capital GroupOutperform Votes5100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NXT or ICG? 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 RatioNEXT£5.83B2.00£803.40M£6.571,489.50Intermediate Capital Group£904.70M6.74£467.40M£1.601,311.25 Which has more volatility and risk, NXT or ICG? 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. SummaryNEXT beats Intermediate Capital Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Timothy SykesAlgo Trading Is Here 🔥One trade alert each day backed by powerful technology, yours free. For $0 you can get access to one daily stock picked directly from StocksToTrade’s algo-powered system.>> Click here to sign up & get the next 🔥alert sent directly to your phone << Get NEXT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NXT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NXT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNEXTApparel Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£11.68B£2.56B£2.88B£1.39BDividend Yield2.17%3.22%4.33%11.73%P/E Ratio1,489.50183.95377.721,564.47Price / Sales2.0038.66330.80213,685.10Price / Cash24.6716.4524.4432.93Price / Book8.682.833.192.85Net Income£803.40M£137.89M£264.15M£152.62M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXTNEXT0.3906 of 5 starsGBX 9,790-3.9%GBX 7,350-24.9%+48.9%£11.69B£5.83B1,490.1131,947News CoverageICGIntermediate Capital Group2.5047 of 5 starsGBX 2,142-0.4%GBX 2,734.75+27.7%N/A£6.23B£904.70M1,338.75N/AGFSG4SN/AGBX 244.80-0.2%N/AN/A£3.83B£7.48B222.5514,600SPISpire Healthcare Group2.6628 of 5 starsGBX 221.50-0.4%GBX 301.33+36.0%+5.0%£894.46M£1.44B3,164.29420Gap UpESPEmpiric Student PropertyN/AGBX 95.12-0.4%N/A+12.3%£574.03M£81.60M1,056.83150RTNThe Restaurant GroupN/AGBX 64.80flatN/A-3.3%£499.23M£927M-1,080.0064,000IPFInternational Personal FinanceN/AGBX 135-0.4%N/A+6.7%£294.49M£759.50M675.006,230Gap UpAPHAlliance Pharma2.5988 of 5 starsGBX 43.37+0.6%GBX 60+38.4%+13.4%£234.42M£183.15M-722.7791,000SGMSigma Capital GroupN/AGBX 202flatN/AN/A£181.35M£10.60M54.5948,300MSIMS INTERNATIONALN/AGBX 944+2.6%N/A+40.6%£150.95M£109.58M1,408.96455Gap DownBERIBlackRock Energy and ResourcesN/AGBX 120.99+1.2%N/A+11.4%£147.72M£27.41M672.18N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICG Alternatives GFS Alternatives SPI Alternatives ESP Alternatives RTN Alternatives IPF Alternatives APH Alternatives SGM Alternatives MSI Alternatives BERI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:NXT) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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