Analyzing Nayax (NYAX) & Its Competitors

Nayax (NASDAQ:NYAX) is one of 334 publicly-traded companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Nayax to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Nayax has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nayax’s competitors have a beta of 2.55, indicating that their average share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nayax	$400.43 million	$35.52 million	242.62
Nayax Competitors	$6.95 billion	$1.14 billion	8.61

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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

34.9% of Nayax shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.9% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Nayax and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nayax	1	3	3	1	2.50
Nayax Competitors	1931	6947	11709	447	2.51

Nayax presently has a consensus target price of $71.06, suggesting a potential upside of 39.47%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 5.53%. Given Nayax’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Nayax is more favorable than its competitors.

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	0.68%	14.59%	3.91%
Nayax Competitors	-259.04%	-39.95%	-4.73%

Summary

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

About Nayax

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.