CoreCard (CCRD) Competitors

CoreCard (NYSE:CCRD) and Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCRD or NEXN?

CoreCard has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nexxen International. Nexxen International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoreCard, 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
CoreCard	$57.40M	2.77	$3.39M	$0.67	30.51
Nexxen International	$365.48M	1.61	-$21.49M	$0.39	23.82

Does the media favor CCRD or NEXN?

In the previous week, Nexxen International had 6 more articles in the media than CoreCard. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Nexxen International and 1 mentions for CoreCard. Nexxen International's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat CoreCard's score of 0.00 indicating that Nexxen International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CoreCard	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nexxen International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCRD or NEXN?

Nexxen International received 18 more outperform votes than CoreCard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 90.91% of users gave Nexxen International an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave CoreCard an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CoreCard	Outperform Votes 2 28.57%	Underperform Votes 5 71.43%
Nexxen International	Outperform Votes 20 90.91%	Underperform Votes 2 9.09%

Do analysts prefer CCRD or NEXN?

CoreCard presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.74%. Nexxen International has a consensus target price of $16.75, suggesting a potential upside of 80.30%. Given Nexxen International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nexxen International is more favorable than CoreCard.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoreCard	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Nexxen International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCRD or NEXN?

43.9% of CoreCard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of Nexxen International shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of CoreCard shares are held by 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 CCRD or NEXN more profitable?

CoreCard has a net margin of 9.49% compared to Nexxen International's net margin of 3.96%. CoreCard's return on equity of 10.52% beat Nexxen International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoreCard	9.49%	10.52%	8.70%
Nexxen International	3.96%	7.49%	4.70%

Which has more volatility and risk, CCRD or NEXN?

CoreCard has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexxen International has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nexxen International beats CoreCard on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.