Nasdaq (NDAQ) Competitors $77.70 +0.32 (+0.41%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NDAQ vs. ICE, MCO, CME, IBKR, MSCI, MKTX, AROW, TW, TROW, and LPLAShould you be buying Nasdaq stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nasdaq include Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Moody's (MCO), CME Group (CME), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), MSCI (MSCI), MarketAxess (MKTX), Arrow Financial (AROW), Tradeweb Markets (TW), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), and LPL Financial (LPLA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Nasdaq vs. Intercontinental Exchange Moody's CME Group Interactive Brokers Group MSCI MarketAxess Arrow Financial Tradeweb Markets T. Rowe Price Group LPL Financial Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NDAQ or ICE? 72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Nasdaq shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NDAQ or ICE? Nasdaq presently has a consensus price target of $82.40, suggesting a potential upside of 6.05%. Intercontinental Exchange has a consensus price target of $175.07, suggesting a potential upside of 16.47%. Given Intercontinental Exchange's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intercontinental Exchange is more favorable than Nasdaq.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nasdaq 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Intercontinental Exchange 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87 Does the MarketBeat Community favor NDAQ or ICE? Nasdaq received 23 more outperform votes than Intercontinental Exchange when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.02% of users gave Intercontinental Exchange an outperform vote while only 69.57% of users gave Nasdaq an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNasdaqOutperform Votes86269.57% Underperform Votes37730.43% Intercontinental ExchangeOutperform Votes83972.02% Underperform Votes32627.98% Is NDAQ or ICE a better dividend stock? Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Intercontinental Exchange pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Nasdaq pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intercontinental Exchange pays out 42.7% 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. Nasdaq has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Nasdaq is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, NDAQ or ICE? Intercontinental Exchange has higher revenue and earnings than Nasdaq. Intercontinental Exchange is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nasdaq, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNasdaq$7.02B6.36$1.06B$1.6746.53Intercontinental Exchange$11.40B7.57$2.37B$4.2235.62 Does the media refer more to NDAQ or ICE? In the previous week, Nasdaq had 2 more articles in the media than Intercontinental Exchange. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Nasdaq and 12 mentions for Intercontinental Exchange. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Intercontinental Exchange's score of 0.58 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nasdaq 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Intercontinental Exchange 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NDAQ or ICE more profitable? Intercontinental Exchange has a net margin of 21.31% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 13.67%. Nasdaq's return on equity of 14.56% beat Intercontinental Exchange's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nasdaq13.67% 14.56% 5.15% Intercontinental Exchange 21.31%12.75%2.50% Which has more volatility and risk, NDAQ or ICE? Nasdaq has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intercontinental Exchange has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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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 NASDAQ 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 NDAQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNasdaqSecurity & commodity brokers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$44.66B$26.49B$11.26B$9.08BDividend Yield1.21%1.41%5.77%4.23%P/E Ratio46.5320.3726.7517.18Price / Sales6.366.2736.48116.99Price / Cash26.3222.7618.6537.86Price / Book4.144.932.764.78Net Income$1.06B$909.38M$1.04B$225.60M7 Day Performance-3.02%-3.22%-2.89%-1.23%1 Month Performance-4.04%-4.52%-2.90%3.36%1 Year Performance38.53%5.31%11.58%16.60% Nasdaq Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NDAQNasdaq4.6376 of 5 stars$77.70+0.4%$82.40+6.0%+40.9%$44.66B$7.02B46.538,525Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeICEIntercontinental Exchange4.6132 of 5 stars$155.22+0.1%$175.07+12.8%+22.8%$89.12B$11.40B36.8713,222Insider TradeMCOMoody's4.3874 of 5 stars$490.27+0.3%$501.46+2.3%+21.9%$88.84B$6.90B44.6615,151Analyst ForecastCMECME Group4.5331 of 5 stars$237.24+0.0%$226.20-4.7%+13.0%$85.49B$6.04B25.003,565Analyst ForecastIBKRInteractive Brokers Group3.4587 of 5 stars$181.12+0.9%$166.13-8.3%+116.0%$76.53B$8.99B27.402,932Analyst ForecastMSCIMSCI4.7214 of 5 stars$620.33-0.8%$634.58+2.3%+12.0%$48.62B$2.80B41.045,794Analyst UpgradeMKTXMarketAxess4.7901 of 5 stars$236.64+1.2%$266.70+12.7%-17.3%$8.92B$811.94M31.67740Analyst ForecastAROWArrow Financial3.7977 of 5 stars$31.51+1.2%$31.00-1.6%+2.1%$527.45M$138.99M15.91537Analyst ForecastNews CoverageTWTradeweb Markets3.9669 of 5 stars$133.40+1.4%$132.69-0.5%+48.1%$31.51B$1.34B62.921,179Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.4798 of 5 stars$120.31+0.6%$117.09-2.7%+9.6%$26.73B$6.46B13.087,906Analyst UpgradeLPLALPL Financial4.6939 of 5 stars$330.110.0%$305.17-7.6%+48.0%$24.72B$11.52B24.838,400Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Intercontinental Exchange Alternatives Moody's Alternatives CME Group Alternatives Interactive Brokers Group Alternatives MSCI Alternatives MarketAxess Alternatives Arrow Financial Alternatives Tradeweb Markets Alternatives T. Rowe Price Group Alternatives LPL Financial 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 (NASDAQ:NDAQ) 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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