Nasdaq (NDAQ) Competitors $88.59 -1.96 (-2.16%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$88.66 +0.08 (+0.08%) As of 04:50 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NDAQ vs. CBOE, COIN, CSQ, MKTX, TROW, BLK, ICE, MCO, MSCI, and SPGIShould you be buying Nasdaq stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nasdaq include Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), Coinbase Global (COIN), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), MarketAxess (MKTX), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), BlackRock (BLK), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Moody's (MCO), MSCI (MSCI), and S&P Global (SPGI). Nasdaq vs. Its Competitors Cboe Global Markets Coinbase Global Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund MarketAxess T. Rowe Price Group BlackRock Intercontinental Exchange Moody's MSCI S&P Global Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCboe Global Markets$3.49B7.06$529M$1.94119.91Nasdaq$7.40B6.87$1.12B$2.2040.27 Does the media refer more to CBOE or NDAQ? In the previous week, Nasdaq had 25 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Nasdaq and 1 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of 0.00 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nasdaq 16 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CBOE or NDAQ? Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus price target of $212.89, indicating a potential downside of 8.49%. Nasdaq has a consensus price target of $88.06, indicating a potential downside of 0.60%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Nasdaq 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has more risk and volatility, CBOE or NDAQ? Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nasdaq has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CBOE or NDAQ? 81.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.5% of Nasdaq shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cboe Global Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Nasdaq shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 1.2%. 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 49.1% 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. Is CBOE or NDAQ more profitable? Nasdaq has a net margin of 16.36% 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 Markets5.77% 20.05% 9.29% Nasdaq 16.36%15.38%5.65% SummaryNasdaq beats Cboe Global Markets on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nasdaq News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NDAQ 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 NDAQ 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 NASDAQ 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 NDAQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNasdaqSecurities Exchanges IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$51.99B$80.07B$11.91B$8.95BDividend Yield1.19%1.15%5.57%4.06%P/E Ratio40.2728.6919.9820.10Price / Sales6.879.2625.43120.24Price / Cash23.1922.2721.4457.86Price / Book4.556.362.265.56Net Income$1.12B$2.04B$990.08M$248.40M7 Day Performance-1.04%0.91%0.22%4.67%1 Month Performance3.43%3.76%2.88%6.64%1 Year Performance45.68%33.42%541.16%21.31% Nasdaq Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NDAQNasdaq4.7412 of 5 stars$88.59-2.2%$88.06-0.6%+46.6%$51.99B$7.40B40.279,162CBOECboe Global Markets0.4587 of 5 stars$230.30+19.1%$212.89-7.6%+37.9%$20.41B$3.49B117.921,540High Trading VolumeCOINCoinbase Global3.2148 of 5 stars$351.24-0.6%$291.06-17.1%+60.9%$89.17B$6.56B65.784,510Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.18+0.2%N/A+5.8%$0.00$863.77M0.00N/AMKTXMarketAxess4.6159 of 5 stars$220.53+0.4%$241.78+9.6%+6.1%$8.27B$817.10M38.35740Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.5462 of 5 stars$95.91-0.2%$94.09-1.9%-13.0%$21.13B$7.09B10.877,870Positive NewsBLKBlackRock4.4985 of 5 stars$1,043.82-0.4%$1,102.08+5.6%+36.1%$161.72B$20.41B25.3621,100Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastICEIntercontinental Exchange4.2227 of 5 stars$182.64+0.5%$188.46+3.2%+28.1%$104.77B$11.76B37.8112,920Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMCOMoody's4.5013 of 5 stars$497.99+2.0%$519.40+4.3%+15.4%$89.59B$7.09B43.0014,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMSCIMSCI4.9178 of 5 stars$574.63-0.3%$645.36+12.3%+18.1%$44.46B$2.86B39.494,760Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSPGIS&P Global4.9086 of 5 stars$523.45+1.1%$592.71+13.2%+15.4%$160.54B$14.49B41.1242,350Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cboe Global Markets Alternatives Coinbase Global Alternatives Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Alternatives MarketAxess Alternatives T. 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