Magnite (MGNI) Competitors

NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) and Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Is NICE or MGNI more profitable?

NICE has a net margin of 16.11% compared to Magnite's net margin of 2.62%. NICE's return on equity of 15.31% beat Magnite's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NICE	16.11%	15.31%	10.40%
Magnite	2.62%	4.64%	1.25%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NICE or MGNI?

63.3% of NICE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Magnite shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of NICE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Magnite 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, NICE or MGNI?

NICE has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnite has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NICE or MGNI?

In the previous week, NICE had 25 more articles in the media than Magnite. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for NICE and 10 mentions for Magnite. NICE's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Magnite's score of 0.48 indicating that NICE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NICE	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magnite	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend NICE or MGNI?

NICE presently has a consensus target price of $239.60, indicating a potential upside of 54.19%. Magnite has a consensus target price of $18.35, indicating a potential upside of 3.77%. Given NICE's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe NICE is more favorable than Magnite.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NICE	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Magnite	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Which has better earnings and valuation, NICE or MGNI?

NICE has higher revenue and earnings than Magnite. NICE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnite, 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
NICE	$2.38B	4.11	$338.30M	$6.46	24.05
Magnite	$619.71M	4.01	-$159.18M	$0.06	294.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NICE or MGNI?

NICE received 562 more outperform votes than Magnite when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.50% of users gave Magnite an outperform vote while only 69.61% of users gave NICE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NICE	Outperform Votes 678 69.61%	Underperform Votes 296 30.39%
Magnite	Outperform Votes 116 72.50%	Underperform Votes 44 27.50%

Summary

NICE beats Magnite on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.