NextNav (NASDAQ:NN – Get Free Report) and Crexendo (NASDAQ:CXDO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
NextNav has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crexendo has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NextNav and Crexendo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NextNav | $4.57 million | 323.58 | -$189.25 million | ($0.97) | -9.03 |
| Crexendo | $68.17 million | 2.57 | $5.07 million | $0.14 | 37.43 |
Crexendo has higher revenue and earnings than NextNav. NextNav is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crexendo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares NextNav and Crexendo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NextNav | -3,232.19% | -211.25% | -25.35% |
| Crexendo | 4.48% | 14.83% | 11.79% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for NextNav and Crexendo, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NextNav | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.71 |
| Crexendo | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
NextNav currently has a consensus target price of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 269.10%. Crexendo has a consensus target price of $10.67, indicating a potential upside of 103.56%. Given NextNav’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NextNav is more favorable than Crexendo.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
79.2% of NextNav shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Crexendo shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of NextNav shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Crexendo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Crexendo beats NextNav on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NextNav
NextNav Inc. provides next generation positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions in the United States. It offers Pinnacle, a dedicated vertical positioning network to cover entire metropolitan areas including devices equipped with a barometric pressure sensor with the highest quality wide-area altitude service. The company also provides TerraPoiNT, an 3D PNT system, provides positioning, navigation and timing services provided by GPS through a land-based GPS satellite constellation. It serves Wi-Fi, telecom, public safety, gaming and location apps, and critical infrastructure applications. NextNav Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
About Crexendo
Crexendo, Inc. provides cloud communication platform and services, video collaboration, and managed IT services for businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Cloud Telecommunications Services and Software Solutions. The Cloud Telecommunications segment provides telecommunications services that transmit calls using Internet protocol (IP) or cloud technology, which converts voice signals into digital data packets for transmission over the Internet or cloud; and broadband Internet services, as well as develops end user portals for account and license management, and billing and customer support. This segment is also involved in the sale and lease of cloud telecommunications equipment. In addition, it offers hardware, software, and unified communication solutions for businesses using IP or cloud technology over high-speed internet connection through various devices and user interfaces, such as desktop phones and/or mobile, and desktop applications under the Crexendo brand name. The Software Solutions segment provides a suite of unified communications, collaboration, video conferencing, and contact center solutions. This segment also offers SNAPsolution, an IP-based platform; SNAPaccel, a software-as-a-service based software; subscription maintenance and support services; and professional services, including consulting, technical support, resident engineer, design, and installation services. The company was formerly known as iMergent, Inc. and changed its name to Crexendo, Inc. in May 2011. Crexendo, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.
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