Nasdaq (NDAQ) Competitors

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

Is NDAQ or CBOE 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
Nasdaq	18.59%	15.90%	5.95%
Cboe Global Markets	5.77%	20.05%	9.29%

Do analysts prefer NDAQ or CBOE?

Nasdaq presently has a consensus price target of $97.06, suggesting a potential upside of 0.64%. Cboe Global Markets has a consensus price target of $217.57, suggesting a potential downside of 12.87%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than Cboe Global Markets.

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

Does the media refer more to NDAQ or CBOE?

In the previous week, Nasdaq had 24 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Nasdaq and 4 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of 0.98 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nasdaq	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cboe Global Markets	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, NDAQ or CBOE?

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
Nasdaq	$7.40B	7.48	$1.12B	$2.60	37.10
Cboe Global Markets	$3.49B	7.58	$529M	$1.94	128.71

Is NDAQ or CBOE a better dividend stock?

Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Nasdaq pays out 41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Cboe Global Markets has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Nasdaq is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, NDAQ or CBOE?

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NDAQ or CBOE?

72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Nasdaq shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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