Nasdaq (NDAQ) Competitors

Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, CBOE or NDAQ?

Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nasdaq has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CBOE or NDAQ?

In the previous week, Nasdaq had 20 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Nasdaq and 3 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of 0.72 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cboe Global Markets	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nasdaq	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CBOE or NDAQ a better dividend stock?

Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Cboe Global Markets pays out 99.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nasdaq pays out 41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cboe Global Markets has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Nasdaq has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Nasdaq is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate CBOE or NDAQ?

Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus target price of $217.57, suggesting a potential downside of 7.85%. Nasdaq has a consensus target price of $97.06, suggesting a potential upside of 2.44%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than Cboe Global Markets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cboe Global Markets	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Nasdaq	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has better earnings & valuation, CBOE or NDAQ?

Nasdaq has higher revenue and earnings than Cboe Global Markets. Nasdaq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cboe Global Markets, 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
Cboe Global Markets	$3.49B	7.17	$529M	$1.94	121.70
Nasdaq	$8.11B	6.70	$1.12B	$2.60	36.44

Is CBOE or NDAQ more profitable?

Nasdaq has a net margin of 18.59% compared to Cboe Global Markets' net margin of 5.77%. Cboe Global Markets' return on equity of 20.05% beat Nasdaq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cboe Global Markets	5.77%	20.05%	9.29%
Nasdaq	18.59%	15.90%	5.95%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CBOE or NDAQ?

81.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Nasdaq shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nasdaq beats Cboe Global Markets on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.