MarketAxess (MKTX) Competitors

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) and Arrow Financial (NASDAQ:AROW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, MKTX or AROW?

MarketAxess has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arrow Financial has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MKTX or AROW?

In the previous week, MarketAxess had 20 more articles in the media than Arrow Financial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for MarketAxess and 2 mentions for Arrow Financial. Arrow Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat MarketAxess' score of -0.05 indicating that Arrow Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MarketAxess	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Arrow Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MKTX or AROW?

MarketAxess has higher revenue and earnings than Arrow Financial. Arrow Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MarketAxess, 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
MarketAxess	$752.55M	11.05	$258.05M	$7.38	29.88
Arrow Financial	$191.68M	2.39	$30.08M	$1.96	13.97

Is MKTX or AROW more profitable?

MarketAxess has a net margin of 34.32% compared to Arrow Financial's net margin of 15.00%. MarketAxess' return on equity of 20.93% beat Arrow Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MarketAxess	34.32%	20.93%	14.55%
Arrow Financial	15.00%	8.59%	0.77%

Is MKTX or AROW a better dividend stock?

MarketAxess pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Arrow Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. MarketAxess pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arrow Financial pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MKTX or AROW?

99.0% of MarketAxess shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Arrow Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of MarketAxess shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Arrow Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MKTX or AROW?

MarketAxess currently has a consensus target price of $261.30, suggesting a potential upside of 18.50%. Arrow Financial has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.83%. Given MarketAxess' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe MarketAxess is more favorable than Arrow Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MarketAxess	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
Arrow Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MKTX or AROW?

MarketAxess received 221 more outperform votes than Arrow Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.33% of users gave Arrow Financial an outperform vote while only 45.30% of users gave MarketAxess an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MarketAxess	Outperform Votes 337 45.30%	Underperform Votes 407 54.70%
Arrow Financial	Outperform Votes 116 51.33%	Underperform Votes 110 48.67%

Summary

MarketAxess beats Arrow Financial on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.