Head-To-Head Contrast: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) versus Its Competitors

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) is one of 257 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare NIQ Global Intelligence to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of NIQ Global Intelligence shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares NIQ Global Intelligence and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NIQ Global Intelligence	-8.01%	14.84%	2.60%
NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors	-19.17%	-48.96%	-4.96%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NIQ Global Intelligence and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NIQ Global Intelligence	$4.20 billion	-$353.30 million	-15.75
NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors	$2.97 billion	$35.12 million	-1.77

NIQ Global Intelligence has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. NIQ Global Intelligence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for NIQ Global Intelligence and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIQ Global Intelligence	1	2	7	1	2.73
NIQ Global Intelligence Competitors	2340	6935	10781	490	2.46

NIQ Global Intelligence currently has a consensus price target of $19.17, indicating a potential downside of 0.25%. As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 30.23%. Given NIQ Global Intelligence’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NIQ Global Intelligence has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

NIQ Global Intelligence has a beta of -0.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NIQ Global Intelligence’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NIQ Global Intelligence beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

NIQ Global Intelligence, Inc. (NYSE: NIQ), also known as NielsenIQ, provides consumer and retail intelligence to manufacturers and retailers. Its services include retail measurement, consumer and shopper insights, market research, and data analytics designed to help clients understand purchasing behavior, track product performance, and inform business decisions. The company combines information from retail sales, consumer panels, and other sources to deliver analysis across product categories and markets.