APPS vs MGNI vs NEXN Stock Comparison

Digital Turbine, Magnite and Nexxen International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APPS Digital Turbine, Inc.
$10.17 -8.5% 1M +51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win
MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$21.82 -9.0% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$742.04M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nexxen International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexxen International 5, Magnite 3, Digital Turbine 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPSMGNINEXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.22B $3.13B $482.92M MGNI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.7x 0.1x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 19.7x 8.6x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.3% +3.0% MGNI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.5% 950.3% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.1% +8.6% +0.9% APPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.0%/yr -4.4%/yr -15.2%/yr MGNI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.6% 58.3% 44.9% NEXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 73/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

APPSMGNINEXN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPPSMGNINEXN
Valuation – 51 #83 of 167 90 #17 of 167
Growth – 74 #40 of 153 36 #99 of 153
Profitability – 77 #36 of 153 80 #31 of 153
Financial Health 21 #141 of 179 46 #97 of 179 58 #75 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 45 #52 of 94 100 #1 of 94
Overall – 59 73
  • APPS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MGNI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPPSMGNINEXNSPY
1 month -8.5%-9.0%-1.4% -0.2%
3 months +20.2%+10.8%-18.0% +3.9%
6 months +193.9%+68.2%+16.9% +8.2%
Year to date +103.4%+34.4%+31.2% +12.9%
1 year +51.1%+8.6%+0.9% +12.3%
3 years +114.1%+230.6%+166.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.9%+49.0%+38.7% +23.3%
5 years -88.4%-20.0%-56.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.0%-4.4%-15.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,274.3%+185.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +30.0%+11.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPSMGNINEXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.6%58.3%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%59.8%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.071.070.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.150.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-79.2%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.3%-15.0%-21.6% -1.2%
52-week high $14.39$25.67$10.95 $779.14
52-week low $2.82$11.20$5.70 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPPSMGNINEXN
P/E now vs peer median —median 17.3x 18.7xmedian 17.3x 0.1xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 4.2xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 18.1xmedian 14.2x 3.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.5x 14.5xmedian 11.5x 4.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.8x 3.3xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.40 0.48median 0.40 0.00median 0.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPPSMGNINEXN
Revenue – $742.04M $382.86M
Gross profit – $480.73M $315.91M
Operating income – $115.95M $19.59M
Net income – $166.89M $13.07M
Free cash flow – $215.76M $115.13M
R&D – $90.15M $60.09M
EPS (diluted) – $1.13 $59.59
Cash & equivalents $37.96M $332.62M $132.04M
Total debt $360.96M $350.40M –
Shares (diluted) 120.47M 147.17M 61.06M
Enterprise value $1.06B $1.58B -$173.73M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPPSMGNINEXN
P/E – 18.7x 0.1x
P/FCF – 14.5x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.1x 4.2x
P/S – 4.2x 1.3x
P/B 6.1x 3.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -71.1x 3.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 18.1x 3.6x
EV/EBIT – 27.1x 15.6x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 14.6x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.2x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.48 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPSMGNINEXN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.3% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.6% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.7% -63.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 36.1% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 287.0% -73.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.5% 38.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 289.8% -51.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.6% 38.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.7% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% 41.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.2% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% 48.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPSMGNINEXN
Gross margin – 64.8% 82.5%
EBITDA margin – 23.4% 22.5%
Operating margin – 15.6% 5.1%
Pretax margin – 13.2% 2.2%
Net margin – 22.5% 950.3%
FCF margin – 29.1% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 37.9% 29.7%
Return on equity – 18.0% 2.8%
Return on assets – 5.6% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – 9.1% –
Return on capital employed – 9.0% 4.1%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 8.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 10.1% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPSMGNINEXN
Debt / assets 42.9% 11.6% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 76.2% 69.1% 39.5%
Equity / assets 23.8% 30.9% 60.5%
Interest coverage – 5.9x 8.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.06 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPSMGNINEXN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 34.6%
Shareholder yield – 1.6% 34.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPPSMGNINEXN
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.74FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.4% +20.7% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $690.88MFY2026 $743.97MFY2026 $373.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% +10.5% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPSMGNINEXN
Held by institutions 64.5% 98.6% 62.6%
Institutions holding 211 308 126
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +8.0% +7.7%
Institutions buying 128 170 79
Institutions selling 62 90 30
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.89 2.63

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APPSMGNINEXN
APPS 1.00 0.35 0.25
MGNI 0.35 1.00 0.36
NEXN 0.25 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPS, MGNI and NEXN?

Magnite (MGNI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Digital Turbine (APPS) $1.22B, Magnite (MGNI) $3.13B, Nexxen International (NEXN) $482.92M.

Which stock is cheaper, APPS, MGNI and NEXN?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnite (MGNI) 18.7x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Digital Turbine (APPS) 13.7x, Magnite (MGNI) 19.7x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Magnite (MGNI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magnite (MGNI) +8.3%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Magnite (MGNI) 22.5%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 950.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digital Turbine (APPS) returned the most: Digital Turbine (APPS) +51.1%, Magnite (MGNI) +8.6%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +0.9%. Over five years, Magnite (MGNI) compounded fastest (Digital Turbine (APPS) -35.0%/yr, Magnite (MGNI) -4.4%/yr, Nexxen International (NEXN) -15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nexxen International (NEXN) has been the steadiest (Digital Turbine (APPS) 93.6%, Magnite (MGNI) 58.3%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPS, MGNI and NEXN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nexxen International (NEXN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.