Everplay Group (EVPL) Competitors

Everplay Group (LON:EVPL) and Keywords Studios (LON:KWS) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, EVPL or KWS?

Everplay Group has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keywords Studios has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EVPL or KWS?

Everplay Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 443, suggesting a potential upside of 16.40%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Keywords Studios.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everplay Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Keywords Studios	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is EVPL or KWS a better dividend stock?

Everplay Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Keywords Studios pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. Everplay Group pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keywords Studios pays out -1,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has better valuation & earnings, EVPL or KWS?

Everplay Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Keywords Studios. Keywords Studios is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Everplay Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everplay Group	£158.33M	3.46	-£3.75M	£0.15	2,520.53
Keywords Studios	£807.60M	0.00	-£26.59M	-£0.24	N/A

Is EVPL or KWS more profitable?

Everplay Group has a net margin of -0.18% compared to Keywords Studios' net margin of -3.29%. Everplay Group's return on equity of -0.12% beat Keywords Studios' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everplay Group	-0.18%	-0.12%	6.83%
Keywords Studios	-3.29%	-4.31%	4.05%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EVPL or KWS?

39.3% of Everplay Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Keywords Studios shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Everplay Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Keywords Studios shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to EVPL or KWS?

In the previous week, Everplay Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Keywords Studios'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Everplay Group	Neutral
Keywords Studios	Neutral

Summary

Everplay Group beats Keywords Studios on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.