Head-To-Head Comparison: Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) vs. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Nexxen International has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Nexxen International and Comcast’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexxen International	3.41%	7.03%	4.38%
Comcast	8.97%	14.77%	5.18%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nexxen International and Comcast”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexxen International	$364.78 million	1.40	$25.04 million	$0.22	40.82
Comcast	$123.71 billion	0.66	$20.00 billion	$3.09	7.41

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

54.2% of Nexxen International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Comcast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Nexxen International and Comcast, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexxen International	0	1	9	1	3.00
Comcast	4	13	11	0	2.25

Nexxen International currently has a consensus price target of $12.89, suggesting a potential upside of 43.53%. Comcast has a consensus price target of $32.69, suggesting a potential upside of 42.70%. Given Nexxen International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Nexxen International is more favorable than Comcast.

Summary

Comcast beats Nexxen International on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nexxen International

Tremor International Ltd provides end-to-end software platform that enables advertisers to reach relevant audiences and publishers. The company's demand side platform (DSP) offers full-service and self-managed marketplace access to advertisers and agencies to execute their digital marketing campaigns in real time across various ad formats. Its sell supply side platform (SSP) provides access to data and a comprehensive product suite to drive inventory management and revenue optimization. The company also offers data management platform solution, which integrates DSP and SSP solutions enabling advertisers and publishers to use data from various sources in order to optimize results of their advertising campaigns. It serves ad buyers, advertisers, brands, agencies, and digital publishers in Israel, the United States, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was formerly known as Taptica International Ltd. and changed its name to Tremor International Ltd in September 2015. Tremor International Ltd was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising. The Business Services Connectivity segment offers connectivity services for small business locations, which include broadband, wireline voice, and wireless services, as well as solutions for medium-sized customers and larger enterprises; and small business connectivity services in the United Kingdom. The Media segment operates NBCUniversal's television and streaming business, including national and regional cable networks; the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations; and Peacock, a direct-to-consumer streaming services. It also operates international television networks comprising the Sky Sports networks, as well as other digital properties. The Studios segment operates NBCUniversal and Sky film and television studio production and distribution operations. The Theme Parks segment operates Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; Osaka, Japan; and Beijing, China. The company also offers a consolidated streaming platforms under the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Xumo. Comcast Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.