NEXT (NXT) Competitors GBX 9,776 -6.00 (-0.06%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades NXT vs. ICG, GFS, SPI, ESP, RTN, IPF, APH, SGM, MSI, and MCPShould you be buying NEXT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NEXT include Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), G4S (GFS), Spire Healthcare Group (SPI), Empiric Student Property (ESP), The Restaurant Group (RTN), International Personal Finance (IPF), Alliance Pharma (APH), Sigma Capital Group (SGM), MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), and Martin Currie Asia Unconstrand Trust (MCP). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. NEXT vs. Intermediate Capital Group G4S Spire Healthcare Group Empiric Student Property The Restaurant Group International Personal Finance Alliance Pharma Sigma Capital Group MS INTERNATIONAL Martin Currie Asia Unconstrand Trust NEXT (LON:NXT) and Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Is NXT or ICG a better dividend stock? NEXT pays an annual dividend of GBX 216 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. NEXT pays out 3,287.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 4,937.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has better earnings & valuation, NXT or ICG? NEXT has higher revenue and earnings than Intermediate Capital Group. Intermediate Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NEXT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNEXT£5.83B2.00£803.40M£6.571,487.98Intermediate Capital Group£904.70M6.59£467.40M£1.601,281.25 Which has more volatility & risk, NXT or ICG? NEXT has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NXT or ICG? Intermediate Capital Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,734.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.40%. Given Intermediate Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intermediate Capital Group is more favorable than NEXT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NEXT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Intermediate Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Does the media favor NXT or ICG? In the previous week, NEXT had 8 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for NEXT and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. NEXT's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that NEXT is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment NEXT Neutral Intermediate Capital Group Neutral Is NXT or ICG more profitable? Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 52.33% compared to NEXT's net margin of 13.77%. NEXT's return on equity of 62.53% beat Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NEXT13.77% 62.53% 14.42% Intermediate Capital Group 52.33%21.56%5.15% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NXT or ICG? NEXT received 554 more outperform votes than Intermediate Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Intermediate Capital Group an outperform vote while only 50.18% of users gave NEXT an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNEXTOutperform Votes55950.18% Underperform Votes55549.82% Intermediate Capital GroupOutperform Votes5100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do insiders and institutionals believe in NXT or ICG? 72.3% of NEXT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of NEXT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held 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. SummaryNEXT beats Intermediate Capital Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get NEXT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NXT 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 LON 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 NXT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNEXTApparel Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£11.67B£3.61B£2.98B£1.84BDividend Yield2.17%3.22%3.89%10.58%P/E Ratio1,487.98172.50344.921,771.92Price / Sales2.0046.57351.88375,802.49Price / Cash24.6723.0928.8427.86Price / Book8.673.373.322.89Net Income£803.40M£205.30M£284.33M£155.43M7 Day Performance-1.29%-0.67%-1.52%-1.91%1 Month Performance2.75%0.18%0.04%17.44%1 Year Performance19.25%3.08%9.12%28.79% NEXT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXTNEXTN/AGBX 9,776-0.1%N/A+18.9%£11.67B£5.83B1,487.9831,947ICGIntermediate Capital Group1.8637 of 5 starsGBX 2,164+0.7%GBX 2,734.75+26.4%N/A£6.29B£904.70M1,348.88N/AGFSG4SN/AGBX 244.80-0.2%N/AN/A£3.83B£7.48B222.5514,600SPISpire Healthcare Group2.4712 of 5 starsGBX 228-0.2%GBX 322+41.2%-0.9%£920.71M£1.44B3,278.57420ESPEmpiric Student PropertyN/AGBX 83.40-1.5%N/A-13.1%£503.33M£81.60M936.67150RTNThe Restaurant GroupN/AGBX 64.80flatN/A+0.0%£499.23M£927M-1,080.0064,000IPFInternational Personal FinanceN/AGBX 129.50+0.4%N/A+4.6%£282.49M£759.50M645.006,230News CoverageAPHAlliance Pharma3.3023 of 5 starsGBX 48.40+0.4%GBX 60+24.0%+15.2%£261.64M£183.15M-803.3391,000News CoveragePositive NewsSGMSigma Capital GroupN/AGBX 202flatN/AN/A£181.35M£10.60M54.5948,300MSIMS INTERNATIONALN/AGBX 971-1.7%N/A+7.8%£155.26M£109.58M1,470.15455MCPMartin Currie Asia Unconstrand TrustN/AGBX 414+0.6%N/AN/A£145.58M£6.14M43.1321,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICG Alternatives GFS Alternatives SPI Alternatives ESP Alternatives RTN Alternatives IPF Alternatives APH Alternatives SGM Alternatives MSI Alternatives MCP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:NXT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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