Nextracker (NXT) Competitors

GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) and Nextracker (NASDAQ:NXT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, GFS or NXT?

GlobalFoundries has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nextracker has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GFS or NXT?

In the previous week, GlobalFoundries had 2 more articles in the media than Nextracker. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for GlobalFoundries and 10 mentions for Nextracker. Nextracker's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat GlobalFoundries' score of 0.78 indicating that Nextracker is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GlobalFoundries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nextracker	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GFS or NXT?

Nextracker received 25 more outperform votes than GlobalFoundries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.21% of users gave Nextracker an outperform vote while only 49.57% of users gave GlobalFoundries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GlobalFoundries	Outperform Votes 57 49.57%	Underperform Votes 58 50.43%
Nextracker	Outperform Votes 82 73.21%	Underperform Votes 30 26.79%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GFS or NXT?

67.4% of Nextracker shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Nextracker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GFS or NXT more profitable?

Nextracker has a net margin of 20.12% compared to GlobalFoundries' net margin of -3.93%. Nextracker's return on equity of 41.22% beat GlobalFoundries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GlobalFoundries	-3.93%	6.05%	3.82%
Nextracker	20.12%	41.22%	18.29%

Do analysts rate GFS or NXT?

GlobalFoundries currently has a consensus target price of $49.29, suggesting a potential upside of 46.42%. Nextracker has a consensus target price of $56.05, suggesting a potential upside of 37.60%. Given GlobalFoundries' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe GlobalFoundries is more favorable than Nextracker.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GlobalFoundries	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Nextracker	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GFS or NXT?

Nextracker has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GlobalFoundries. GlobalFoundries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nextracker, 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
GlobalFoundries	$6.75B	2.76	-$265M	-$0.48	-70.13
Nextracker	$2.77B	2.14	$306.24M	$3.93	10.36

Summary

Nextracker beats GlobalFoundries on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.