Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) Competitors

NEXT (LON:NXT) and Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICG) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, NXT or ICG?

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

Is NXT or ICG more profitable?

Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 48.22% compared to NEXT's net margin of 13.77%. NEXT's return on equity of 55.99% beat Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NEXT	13.77%	55.99%	14.42%
Intermediate Capital Group	48.22%	21.46%	5.15%

Do analysts recommend NXT or ICG?

Intermediate Capital Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,500, suggesting a potential upside of 16.39%. Given Intermediate Capital Group's 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Intermediate Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NEXT	£5.70B	2.49	£784.86M	£664.73	18.17
Intermediate Capital Group	£933.26M	6.49	£450.04M	£160.18	13.41

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NXT or ICG?

72.3% of NEXT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of NEXT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to NXT or ICG?

In the previous week, NEXT had 3 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for NEXT and 2 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. Intermediate Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat NEXT's score of 0.45 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Intermediate Capital Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 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 1.8%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. NEXT pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 49.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

NEXT beats Intermediate Capital Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.