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NDAQ vs. CBOE, COIN, MKTX, MORN, and SEIC

Should you buy Nasdaq stock or one of its competitors? Nasdaq's main competitors and comparable companies include Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), Coinbase Global (COIN), MarketAxess (MKTX), Morningstar (MORN), and SEI Investments (SEIC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Nasdaq compare to Cboe Global Markets?

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

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 Ratio
Cboe Global Markets$3.49B9.42$529M$1.94160.03
Nasdaq$8.22B6.75$1.79B$3.4328.95

Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus target price of $315.30, suggesting a potential upside of 1.56%. Nasdaq has a consensus target price of $110.30, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08
Nasdaq
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.09

Nasdaq has a net margin of 22.60% 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 22.60%18.38%7.63%

Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nasdaq has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Nasdaq shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.24 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 36.2% 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.

In the previous week, Nasdaq had 33 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Nasdaq and 4 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of -0.15 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)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Nasdaq
33 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

Nasdaq beats Cboe Global Markets on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nasdaq compare to Coinbase Global?

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Nasdaq has a net margin of 22.60% compared to Coinbase Global's net margin of -15.72%. Nasdaq's return on equity of 18.38% beat Coinbase Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Coinbase Global-15.72% 3.12% 1.54%
Nasdaq 22.60%18.38%7.63%

68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.5% of Nasdaq shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Nasdaq shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nasdaq has higher revenue and earnings than Coinbase Global. Coinbase Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nasdaq, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Coinbase Global$7.18B6.56$1.26B-$3.84N/A
Nasdaq$8.22B6.75$1.79B$3.4328.95

In the previous week, Coinbase Global had 35 more articles in the media than Nasdaq. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Coinbase Global and 37 mentions for Nasdaq. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Coinbase Global's score of 0.63 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Coinbase Global
31 Very Positive mention(s)
13 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nasdaq
33 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Coinbase Global presently has a consensus target price of $215.90, indicating a potential upside of 20.86%. Nasdaq has a consensus target price of $110.30, indicating a potential upside of 11.07%. Given Coinbase Global's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coinbase Global is more favorable than Nasdaq.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Coinbase Global
5 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41
Nasdaq
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.09

Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.36, suggesting that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nasdaq has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Nasdaq beats Coinbase Global on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nasdaq compare to MarketAxess?

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Nasdaq has higher revenue and earnings than MarketAxess. MarketAxess is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nasdaq, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nasdaq$8.22B6.75$1.79B$3.4328.95
MarketAxess$846.27M6.77$246.63M$8.4819.19

MarketAxess has a net margin of 35.22% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 22.60%. MarketAxess' return on equity of 22.48% beat Nasdaq's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nasdaq22.60% 18.38% 7.63%
MarketAxess 35.22%22.48%12.84%

Nasdaq presently has a consensus price target of $110.30, indicating a potential upside of 11.07%. MarketAxess has a consensus price target of $156.10, indicating a potential downside of 4.07%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than MarketAxess.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nasdaq
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.09
MarketAxess
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of MarketAxess shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Nasdaq shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MarketAxess shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. MarketAxess pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Nasdaq pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MarketAxess pays out 36.8% 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. Nasdaq has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and MarketAxess has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Nasdaq has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MarketAxess has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nasdaq had 17 more articles in the media than MarketAxess. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Nasdaq and 20 mentions for MarketAxess. MarketAxess' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Nasdaq's score of 1.58 indicating that MarketAxess is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nasdaq
33 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
MarketAxess
18 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

Nasdaq beats MarketAxess on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nasdaq compare to Morningstar?

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Nasdaq pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 18.9% 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. Nasdaq has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Morningstar has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Nasdaq shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Morningstar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nasdaq has a net margin of 22.60% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 16.43%. Morningstar's return on equity of 38.57% beat Nasdaq's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nasdaq22.60% 18.38% 7.63%
Morningstar 16.43%38.57%12.22%

Nasdaq presently has a consensus price target of $110.30, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. Morningstar has a consensus price target of $227.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.45%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than Morningstar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nasdaq
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.09
Morningstar
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Nasdaq has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

Nasdaq has higher revenue and earnings than Morningstar. Morningstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nasdaq, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nasdaq$8.22B6.75$1.79B$3.4328.95
Morningstar$2.57B3.18$374.20M$10.5620.61

In the previous week, Nasdaq had 11 more articles in the media than Morningstar. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Nasdaq and 26 mentions for Morningstar. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Morningstar's score of 1.13 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nasdaq
33 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Morningstar
19 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Nasdaq beats Morningstar on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nasdaq compare to SEI Investments?

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Nasdaq pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 18.3% 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. Nasdaq has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and SEI Investments has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years.

Nasdaq presently has a consensus price target of $110.30, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. SEI Investments has a consensus price target of $122.60, suggesting a potential upside of 9.83%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than SEI Investments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nasdaq
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.09
SEI Investments
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Nasdaq has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nasdaq had 17 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Nasdaq and 20 mentions for SEI Investments. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat SEI Investments' score of 1.43 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nasdaq
33 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
SEI Investments
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nasdaq has higher revenue and earnings than SEI Investments. SEI Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nasdaq, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nasdaq$8.22B6.75$1.79B$3.4328.95
SEI Investments$2.45B5.47$715.30M$5.6719.69

72.5% of Nasdaq shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Nasdaq shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of SEI Investments shares are owned 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.

SEI Investments has a net margin of 28.85% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 22.60%. SEI Investments' return on equity of 29.16% beat Nasdaq's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nasdaq22.60% 18.38% 7.63%
SEI Investments 28.85%29.16%22.68%

Summary

Nasdaq beats SEI Investments on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NDAQ vs. The Competition

MetricNasdaqCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$55.51B$5.71B$14.01B$12.88B
Dividend Yield1.25%7.39%5.88%11.27%
P/E Ratio28.9532.7026.7425.44
Price / Sales6.751,216.75513.64103.51
Price / Cash21.4348.1530.4036.03
Price / Book4.643.762.856.36
Net Income$1.79B$417.39M$1.31B$349.79M
7 Day Performance0.53%0.69%0.27%-0.48%
1 Month Performance5.44%2.27%2.54%4.17%
1 Year Performance4.82%6.00%10.76%15.11%

Nasdaq Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NDAQ
Nasdaq
4.7184 of 5 stars
$98.63
-0.7%
$110.30
+11.8%
+4.8%$55.21B$8.22B28.799,525
CBOE
Cboe Global Markets
2.5821 of 5 stars
$295.00
-0.4%
$315.30
+6.9%
+31.8%$31.29B$3.49B152.061,540
COIN
Coinbase Global
3.2107 of 5 stars
$150.55
+1.4%
$215.11
+42.9%
-41.3%$39.72B$7.18BN/A4,951
MKTX
MarketAxess
4.1682 of 5 stars
$162.56
0.0%
$156.10
-4.0%
-11.5%$5.72B$846.27M19.17740
MORN
Morningstar
2.7374 of 5 stars
$206.74
-0.3%
$227.33
+10.0%
-17.1%$7.75B$2.45B19.5810,973

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