Head to Head Survey: Miami International (MIAX) versus The Competition

Miami International (NYSE:MIAX) is one of 1,743 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Miami International to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Miami International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Miami International	19.75%	19.06%	13.90%
Miami International Competitors	317.76%	10.36%	3.68%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

30.6% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Miami International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Miami International has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Miami International’s peers have a beta of 0.79, suggesting that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Miami International and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Miami International	$1.36 billion	-$70.03 million	13.23
Miami International Competitors	$5.22 billion	$399.89 million	17.37

Miami International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Miami International. Miami International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Miami International and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Miami International	0	5	1	0	2.17
Miami International Competitors	5574	20169	22516	647	2.37

Miami International currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.14%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 24.08%. Given Miami International’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Miami International is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Miami International peers beat Miami International on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Miami International Company Profile

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIAX) operates financial exchanges and provides trading technology and related services. Its U.S. platforms include options exchanges and an equities exchange, serving market participants such as broker-dealers, institutional investors and trading firms. The company also operates MIAX Futures, which offers futures and options contracts, and owns the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Its businesses serve U.S. markets as well as participants in Bermuda and other international markets.