Analyzing Nayax (NYAX) and Its Rivals

Nayax (NASDAQ:NYAX) is one of 340 publicly-traded companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Nayax to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Nayax has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nayax’s competitors have a beta of 2.51, suggesting that their average share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nayax and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nayax	$453.18 million	$35.52 million	232.57
Nayax Competitors	$6.46 billion	$1.09 billion	9.73

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.9% of Nayax shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Nayax and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nayax	1.74%	10.45%	2.92%
Nayax Competitors	-338.57%	-39.92%	-5.61%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Nayax and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nayax	1	3	3	1	2.50
Nayax Competitors	1986	6959	11744	446	2.50

Nayax currently has a consensus target price of $73.46, suggesting a potential upside of 50.41%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 8.35%. Given Nayax’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Nayax is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Nayax competitors beat Nayax on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Nayax Company Profile

Nayax Ltd. is a financial technology and commerce platform company focused on unattended and self-service retail. Its offerings combine cashless payment processing with business management and consumer-engagement tools. The company provides payment devices and software that support cashless transactions, remote monitoring, sales reporting and loyalty programs. Its solutions serve operators in markets such as vending, self-service laundries, micro markets and other unattended retail settings. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Israel, Nayax serves merchants and operators in markets around the world.