Nasdaq (NDAQ) Competitors $81.07 -1.47 (-1.78%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.85 -0.22 (-0.27%) As of 07:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NDAQ vs. IBKR, ICE, MCO, CME, MSCI, MKTX, AROW, PHH, TW, and LPLAShould you be buying Nasdaq stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nasdaq include Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Moody's (MCO), CME Group (CME), MSCI (MSCI), MarketAxess (MKTX), Arrow Financial (AROW), PHH (PHH), Tradeweb Markets (TW), and LPL Financial (LPLA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Nasdaq vs. Interactive Brokers Group Intercontinental Exchange Moody's CME Group MSCI MarketAxess Arrow Financial PHH Tradeweb Markets LPL Financial Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IBKR or NDAQ? Nasdaq has higher revenue and earnings than Interactive Brokers Group. Interactive Brokers Group 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 RatioInteractive Brokers Group$5.19B17.93$755M$7.0631.17Nasdaq$7.40B6.33$1.12B$1.9242.45 Is IBKR or NDAQ a better dividend stock? Interactive Brokers Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Interactive Brokers Group pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nasdaq pays out 50.0% 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 increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Nasdaq is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate IBKR or NDAQ? Interactive Brokers Group currently has a consensus price target of $204.13, indicating a potential downside of 7.24%. Nasdaq has a consensus price target of $86.88, indicating a potential upside of 6.60%. Given Nasdaq's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than Interactive Brokers Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Interactive Brokers Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Nasdaq 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Does the media refer more to IBKR or NDAQ? In the previous week, Nasdaq had 3 more articles in the media than Interactive Brokers Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Nasdaq and 15 mentions for Interactive Brokers Group. Nasdaq's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Interactive Brokers Group's score of 1.26 indicating that Nasdaq is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Interactive Brokers Group 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nasdaq 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IBKR or NDAQ more profitable? Nasdaq has a net margin of 15.10% compared to Interactive Brokers Group's net margin of 9.25%. Nasdaq's return on equity of 14.82% beat Interactive Brokers Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Interactive Brokers Group9.25% 5.00% 0.55% Nasdaq 15.10%14.82%5.37% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IBKR or NDAQ? 23.8% of Interactive Brokers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.5% of Nasdaq shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Interactive Brokers Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Nasdaq shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, IBKR or NDAQ? Interactive Brokers Group has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nasdaq has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IBKR or NDAQ? Nasdaq received 561 more outperform votes than Interactive Brokers Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.66% of users gave Nasdaq an outperform vote while only 57.12% of users gave Interactive Brokers Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInteractive Brokers GroupOutperform Votes30957.12% Underperform Votes23242.88% NasdaqOutperform Votes87069.66% Underperform Votes37930.34% SummaryNasdaq beats Interactive Brokers Group on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nasdaq News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NDAQ 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 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$46.79B$28.29B$11.66B$9.02BDividend Yield1.16%1.37%5.57%3.85%P/E Ratio42.4019.0824.2218.96Price / Sales6.336.1926.3177.29Price / Cash21.1521.2318.1337.47Price / Book4.185.002.624.69Net Income$1.12B$1.00B$1.03B$245.69M7 Day Performance0.73%1.54%-0.98%-1.85%1 Month Performance2.04%3.63%0.63%-1.54%1 Year Performance45.43%11.60%15.73%14.60% Nasdaq Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NDAQNasdaq4.6649 of 5 stars$81.07-1.8%$86.88+7.2%+48.6%$46.60B$7.40B42.228,525Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsIBKRInteractive Brokers Group4.0033 of 5 stars$234.12-0.3%$204.13-12.8%+118.7%$98.92B$5.19B33.162,932Positive NewsICEIntercontinental Exchange4.5948 of 5 stars$166.85-1.0%$178.80+7.2%+22.4%$95.80B$11.76B34.9113,222Insider TradeMCOMoody's4.7056 of 5 stars$522.76-0.9%$522.620.0%+36.1%$94.72B$5.92B47.7415,151Analyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsCMECME Group4.5765 of 5 stars$245.48-1.9%$234.13-4.6%+17.7%$88.46B$5.58B25.813,565Analyst ForecastPositive NewsMSCIMSCI4.9173 of 5 stars$572.78+0.1%$649.23+13.3%+3.3%$44.89B$2.86B40.745,794MKTXMarketAxess4.8172 of 5 stars$193.49+1.1%$254.78+31.7%-11.3%$7.29B$817.10M26.61740Analyst RevisionPositive NewsAROWArrow Financial4.5578 of 5 stars$26.97-0.6%$31.00+14.9%+7.9%$451.48M$223.07M15.24510PHHPHHN/A$5.26-5.2%N/AN/A$137.81M$1.94M0.0033News CoverageGap DownTWTradeweb Markets2.8336 of 5 stars$127.03-1.0%$138.50+9.0%+26.7%$30.01B$1.73B54.521,179LPLALPL Financial4.6581 of 5 stars$373.98+0.4%$379.17+1.4%+48.3%$28.00B$12.39B26.648,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Interactive Brokers Group Alternatives Intercontinental Exchange Alternatives Moody's Alternatives CME Group Alternatives MSCI Alternatives MarketAxess Alternatives Arrow Financial Alternatives PHH Alternatives Tradeweb Markets 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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