Live Earnings Conference Call: Nasdaq will host a live Q1 2025 earnings call on April 24, 2025 at 8:00AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Nasdaq's Q1 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Nasdaq (NDAQ) Competitors $73.51 +0.82 (+1.12%) Closing price 04/23/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.95 +0.44 (+0.60%) As of 04/23/2025 07:59 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NDAQ vs. CME, ICE, MCO, IBKR, MSCI, MKTX, AROW, PHH, TW, and LPLAShould you be buying Nasdaq stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nasdaq include CME Group (CME), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Moody's (MCO), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), 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. CME Group Intercontinental Exchange Moody's Interactive Brokers Group MSCI MarketAxess Arrow Financial PHH Tradeweb Markets LPL Financial Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NDAQ or CME? CME Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nasdaq. CME 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 RatioNasdaq$7.40B5.71$1.12B$1.9238.28CME Group$6.13B15.37$3.53B$9.6727.04 Does the media refer more to NDAQ or CME? In the previous week, CME Group had 29 more articles in the media than Nasdaq. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for CME Group and 37 mentions for Nasdaq. CME Group's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Nasdaq's score of 0.95 indicating that CME Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nasdaq 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CME Group 44 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer NDAQ or CME? Nasdaq presently has a consensus price target of $85.88, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. CME Group has a consensus price target of $247.73, suggesting a potential downside of 5.26%. Given Nasdaq's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Nasdaq is more favorable than CME Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nasdaq 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72CME Group 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has more volatility & risk, NDAQ or CME? Nasdaq has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CME Group has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NDAQ or CME? Nasdaq received 207 more outperform votes than CME Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave Nasdaq an outperform vote while only 58.62% of users gave CME Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNasdaqOutperform Votes87769.49% Underperform Votes38530.51% CME GroupOutperform Votes67058.62% Underperform Votes47341.38% Is NDAQ or CME more profitable? CME Group has a net margin of 57.52% compared to Nasdaq's net margin of 15.10%. Nasdaq's return on equity of 14.82% beat CME Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nasdaq15.10% 14.82% 5.37% CME Group 57.52%13.62%2.81% Do insiders and institutionals believe in NDAQ or CME? 72.5% of Nasdaq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of CME Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Nasdaq shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CME Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is NDAQ or CME a better dividend stock? Nasdaq pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CME Group pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Nasdaq pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CME Group pays out 51.7% 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 increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. SummaryNasdaq beats CME Group on 13 of the 22 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$42.28B$28.25B$11.02B$7.51BDividend Yield1.34%1.57%5.93%4.33%P/E Ratio38.2918.2121.9618.05Price / Sales5.716.7625.69104.31Price / Cash21.1421.1217.6034.62Price / Book3.775.122.614.14Net Income$1.12B$1.00B$1.03B$247.59M7 Day Performance1.84%3.89%1.77%3.51%1 Month Performance-5.04%-1.47%-2.77%-5.80%1 Year Performance19.52%1.48%535.35%2.83% Nasdaq Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NDAQNasdaq4.6643 of 5 stars$73.51+1.1%$85.88+16.8%+20.3%$42.28B$7.40B38.296,380Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpCMECME Group3.9924 of 5 stars$259.08-1.3%$247.47-4.5%+20.6%$93.36B$6.13B26.793,460Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownICEIntercontinental Exchange4.2425 of 5 stars$153.83-3.0%$182.47+18.6%+21.6%$88.38B$11.76B32.188,910Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMCOMoody's4.63 of 5 stars$409.10-3.7%$524.33+28.2%+12.9%$73.59B$7.09B36.3014,400Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpIBKRInteractive Brokers Group4.6943 of 5 stars$153.55-3.7%$207.88+35.4%+41.0%$64.89B$9.32B21.752,820Stock SplitGap UpMSCIMSCI4.7479 of 5 stars$530.52-3.0%$643.92+21.4%+19.5%$41.20B$2.86B37.734,760Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMKTXMarketAxess4.6577 of 5 stars$220.73-2.0%$252.11+14.2%+6.3%$8.32B$817.10M30.36740Positive NewsAROWArrow Financial4.1292 of 5 stars$23.71-0.2%$31.00+30.7%+8.0%$396.38M$139.81M13.40510Upcoming EarningsPHHPHHN/A$13.30-1.7%N/AN/A$348.46M$2.38M0.0033TWTradeweb Markets3.9848 of 5 stars$128.80-4.2%$149.00+15.7%+31.3%$30.42B$1.73B55.281,090Upcoming EarningsLPLALPL Financial4.7172 of 5 stars$292.76-4.3%$369.83+26.3%+17.1%$23.23B$12.39B20.856,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CME Group Alternatives Intercontinental Exchange Alternatives Moody's Alternatives Interactive Brokers Group Alternatives MSCI Alternatives MarketAxess Alternatives Arrow Financial Alternatives PHH Alternatives Tradeweb Markets Alternatives LPL Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NDAQ) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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