Contrasting HAYS (OTCMKTS:HAYPY) & Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX)

HAYS (OTCMKTS:HAYPY) and Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for HAYS and Nixxy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HAYS	0	1	0	1	3.00
Nixxy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.1% of Nixxy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Nixxy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HAYS and Nixxy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HAYS	$8.55 billion	0.14	-$10.09 million	N/A	N/A
Nixxy	$46.90 million	0.61	-$22.59 million	($0.51)	-2.25

HAYS has higher revenue and earnings than Nixxy.

Risk & Volatility

HAYS has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nixxy has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares HAYS and Nixxy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HAYS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nixxy	-39.19%	-256.04%	-135.70%

Summary

HAYS beats Nixxy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HAYS

Hays plc engages in the provision of recruitment services in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company provides qualified, professional, and skilled recruitment in permanent, temporary, and contractor formats to public and private sectors. It offers its recruitment services in the specialisms, such as technology, accountancy and finance, engineering, construction and property, office support, life sciences, sales and marketing, and others. Hays plc was founded in 1968 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Nixxy

Nixxy Inc. operates an on-demand recruiting platform which aims to deliver the right talent to both small and large businesses. It provides employers access to independent recruiters and utilizes an innovative web platform, with integrated AI-driven candidate to job matching and video screening software to source qualified talent. Nixxy Inc., formerly known as Recruiter.com Group Inc., is based in Bristol, CT.