NextNav (NN) Competitors

Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) and NextNav (NASDAQ:NN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to OLED or NN?

In the previous week, NextNav had 13 more articles in the media than Universal Display. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for NextNav and 4 mentions for Universal Display. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat NextNav's score of 0.54 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Display	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NextNav	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate OLED or NN?

Universal Display presently has a consensus target price of $215.63, indicating a potential upside of 29.97%. NextNav has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.29%. Given NextNav's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NextNav is more favorable than Universal Display.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
NextNav	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OLED or NN?

Universal Display received 560 more outperform votes than NextNav when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.70% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave NextNav an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Display	Outperform Votes 565 65.70%	Underperform Votes 295 34.30%
NextNav	Outperform Votes 5 50.00%	Underperform Votes 5 50.00%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, OLED or NN?

Universal Display has higher revenue and earnings than NextNav. NextNav is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, 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
Universal Display	$576.43M	13.66	$203.01M	$4.98	33.31
NextNav	$3.86M	512.48	-$71.74M	-$0.75	-20.47

Is OLED or NN more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 36.98% compared to NextNav's net margin of -1,732.92%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.75% beat NextNav's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Display	36.98%	15.75%	13.72%
NextNav	-1,732.92%	-128.95%	-51.21%

Which has more risk & volatility, OLED or NN?

Universal Display has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextNav has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OLED or NN?

78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of NextNav shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Universal Display shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of NextNav shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Universal Display beats NextNav on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.