NEXT (NXT) Competitors GBX 9,350 -26.00 (-0.28%) (As of 05:36 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades NXT vs. ICG, GFS, SPI, ESP, RTN, IPF, APH, SGM, MSI, and BERIShould 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 BlackRock Energy and Resources (BERI). 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 BlackRock Energy and Resources Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICG) and NEXT (LON:NXT) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ICG or NXT? 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 RatioIntermediate Capital Group£904.70M6.59£467.40M£1.601,282.50NEXT£5.83B1.92£803.40M£6.571,424.66 Does the media refer more to ICG or NXT? In the previous week, NEXT had 13 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for NEXT and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. NEXT's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of -2.00 indicating that NEXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Intermediate Capital Group Very Negative NEXT Neutral Is ICG or NXT a better dividend stock? Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. NEXT pays an annual dividend of GBX 216 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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. 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICG or NXT? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIntermediate Capital GroupOutperform Votes5100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesNEXTOutperform Votes55950.18% Underperform Votes55549.82% Do analysts prefer ICG or NXT? Intermediate Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,734.75, indicating a potential upside of 33.27%. Given Intermediate Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Intermediate Capital Group is more favorable than NEXT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intermediate Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25NEXT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ICG or NXT? 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of NEXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of NEXT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ICG or NXT 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 Intermediate Capital Group52.33% 21.56% 5.15% NEXT 13.77%62.53%14.42% Which has more risk and volatility, ICG or NXT? Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NEXT has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNEXT beats Intermediate Capital Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressBreaking News: Tesla headed to $500…That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. 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£11.17B£3.03B£2.36B£1.38BDividend Yield2.17%3.22%4.38%11.73%P/E Ratio1,424.66188.90384.071,551.40Price / Sales1.9247.12360.04212,370.00Price / Cash24.6720.0925.1632.93Price / Book8.312.963.092.80Net Income£803.40M£171.65M£257.93M£152.70M7 Day Performance-1.74%-0.62%-0.92%-0.43%1 Month Performance-7.96%-5.23%-2.72%7.18%1 Year Performance21.37%5.15%11.85%91.53% NEXT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXTNEXTN/AGBX 9,356-0.2%N/A+22.1%£11.17B£5.83B1,424.0531,947News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeICGIntermediate Capital Group1.8011 of 5 starsGBX 2,050+0.1%GBX 2,734.75+33.4%N/A£5.96B£904.70M1,280.00N/ANegative NewsGFSG4SN/AGBX 244.80-0.2%N/A+0.0%£3.83B£7.48B222.5514,600SPISpire Healthcare Group2.7345 of 5 starsGBX 216.21+0.1%GBX 322+48.9%-5.3%£873.10M£1.44B3,085.71420ESPEmpiric Student PropertyN/AGBX 85.10-1.8%N/A-6.9%£513.59M£81.60M963.33150Positive NewsRTNThe Restaurant GroupN/AGBX 64.80flatN/A-4.0%£499.23M£927M-1,080.0064,000IPFInternational Personal FinanceN/AGBX 131.58-0.7%N/A+11.8%£287.03M£759.50M662.506,230APHAlliance Pharma2.5763 of 5 starsGBX 44.52+0.5%GBX 60+34.8%+16.6%£240.64M£183.15M-739.8291,000SGMSigma Capital GroupN/AGBX 202flatN/AN/A£181.35M£10.60M54.5948,300MSIMS INTERNATIONALN/AGBX 957-3.3%N/A+27.7%£153.02M£109.58M1,477.61455BERIBlackRock Energy and ResourcesN/AGBX 121.73-0.8%N/A+11.3%£148.61M£27.41M686.11N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICG Alternatives GFS Alternatives SPI Alternatives ESP Alternatives RTN Alternatives IPF Alternatives APH Alternatives SGM Alternatives MSI Alternatives BERI 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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