Head to Head Comparison: NEXON (NEXOY) & Its Rivals

NEXON (OTCMKTS:NEXOY) is one of 186 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare NEXON to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares NEXON and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NEXON	26.37%	12.45%	9.72%
NEXON Competitors	9.10%	-61.45%	-3.19%

Dividends

NEXON pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. NEXON pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Entertainment” companies pay a dividend yield of 19.1% and pay out 79.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NEXON and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NEXON	$3.18 billion	$616.75 million	17.51
NEXON Competitors	$10.23 billion	$76.31 million	13.33

NEXON’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than NEXON. NEXON is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for NEXON and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NEXON	0	2	2	0	2.50
NEXON Competitors	1782	4388	9416	243	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 22.54%. Given NEXON’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NEXON has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

NEXON rivals beat NEXON on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

About NEXON

NEXON Co., Ltd. produces, develops, and services PC online and mobile games. It operates through five segments: Japan, Korea, China, North America, and Others. The company's PC online game titles include MapleStory, Dungeon & Fighter, and EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE 4. The company was formerly known as NEXON Japan Co., Ltd. and changed its name to NEXON Co., Ltd. in April 2009. NEXON Co., Ltd. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.