CGX vs. WILD, CGO, BRAG, FORA, Y, CCA, EAGR, TGO, EGLX, and GVC
Should you be buying Cineplex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cineplex include WildBrain (WILD), Cogeco (CGO), Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG), VerticalScope (FORA), Yellow Pages (Y), Cogeco Communications (CCA), East Side Games Group (EAGR), TeraGo (TGO), Enthusiast Gaming (EGLX), and Glacier Media (GVC). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector.
Cineplex (TSE:CGX) and WildBrain (TSE:WILD) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
18.6% of Cineplex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of WildBrain shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Cineplex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of WildBrain shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, WildBrain had 1 more articles in the media than Cineplex. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for WildBrain and 1 mentions for Cineplex. Cineplex's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat WildBrain's score of 0.32 indicating that Cineplex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cineplex pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.1%. WildBrain pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Cineplex pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WildBrain pays out -38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Cineplex received 770 more outperform votes than WildBrain when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.63% of users gave Cineplex an outperform vote while only 26.32% of users gave WildBrain an outperform vote.
Cineplex has a net margin of 12.04% compared to WildBrain's net margin of -7.15%. Cineplex's return on equity of 0.00% beat WildBrain's return on equity.
Cineplex has higher revenue and earnings than WildBrain. WildBrain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cineplex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cineplex currently has a consensus price target of C$12.88, suggesting a potential upside of 43.69%. WildBrain has a consensus price target of C$2.17, suggesting a potential upside of 112.42%. Given WildBrain's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WildBrain is more favorable than Cineplex.
Cineplex has a beta of 2.88, meaning that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WildBrain has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cineplex beats WildBrain on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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