NextNav (NN) Competitors

NextNav (NASDAQ:NN) and Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) are both mid-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer NN or QRVO?

In the previous week, Qorvo had 14 more articles in the media than NextNav. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Qorvo and 2 mentions for NextNav. NextNav's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Qorvo's score of 1.28 indicating that NextNav is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NextNav	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Qorvo	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, NN or QRVO?

Qorvo has higher revenue and earnings than NextNav. NextNav is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qorvo, 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
NextNav	$6.16M	348.72	-$101.88M	-$1.02	-15.91
Qorvo	$3.72B	2.20	$55.62M	$0.58	151.78

Do analysts rate NN or QRVO?

NextNav currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.23%. Qorvo has a consensus target price of $90.89, suggesting a potential upside of 3.25%. Given NextNav's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NextNav is more favorable than Qorvo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextNav	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Qorvo	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NN or QRVO?

79.2% of NextNav shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Qorvo shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of NextNav shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Qorvo 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.

Is NN or QRVO more profitable?

Qorvo has a net margin of 1.50% compared to NextNav's net margin of -2,091.01%. Qorvo's return on equity of 12.48% beat NextNav's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextNav	-2,091.01%	-193.20%	-46.43%
Qorvo	1.50%	12.48%	6.87%

Which has more volatility and risk, NN or QRVO?

NextNav has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qorvo has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Qorvo beats NextNav on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.