Do analysts rate KWS or EVPL?

Everplay Group has a consensus target price of GBX 496, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Keywords Studios. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Keywords Studios 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Everplay Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Do analysts prefer EVPL or CDM?

Everplay Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 496, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Codemasters Group. 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 Codemasters Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts prefer SUMO or EVPL?

Everplay Group has a consensus price target of GBX 496, suggesting a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Sumo Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sumo Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Everplay Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Do analysts recommend EVPL or CCPA?

Everplay Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 496, suggesting a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Celtic. 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 Celtic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EVPL or CCPA?

Celtic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Everplay Group. Celtic 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 £160.55M 3.84 -£3.75M £18.80 22.77 Celtic £111.03M 1.81 £13.44M £14.10 14.97

Is EVPL or CCPA more profitable?

Celtic has a net margin of 9.12% compared to Everplay Group's net margin of -0.18%. Celtic's return on equity of 6.79% beat Everplay Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Everplay Group -0.18% -0.12% 6.83% Celtic 9.12% 6.79% 2.20%

Everplay Group (EVPL) Competitors

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EVPL vs. KWS, CDM, SUMO, FDEV, and CCPA

Should you buy Everplay Group stock or one of its competitors? Everplay Group's main competitors and comparable companies include Keywords Studios (KWS), Codemasters Group (CDM), Sumo Group (SUMO), Frontier Developments (FDEV), and Celtic (CCPA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry.

How does Everplay Group compare to Keywords Studios?

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

Keywords Studios pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. Everplay Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Keywords Studios pays out -1,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Everplay Group pays out 19.7% 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.

85.2% of Keywords Studios shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of Everplay Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Keywords Studios shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Everplay Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Keywords Studios	-3.29%	-4.31%	4.05%
Everplay Group	-0.18%	-0.12%	6.83%

Keywords Studios has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Everplay Group has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Everplay Group had 9 more articles in the media than Keywords Studios. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Everplay Group and 0 mentions for Keywords Studios. Everplay Group's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Keywords Studios' score of 0.00 indicating that Everplay Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Keywords Studios	Neutral
Everplay Group	Neutral

Everplay Group has a consensus target price of GBX 496, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Keywords Studios.

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

Everplay Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Keywords Studios	£807.60M	0.00	-£26.59M	-£0.24	N/A
Everplay Group	£160.55M	3.84	-£3.75M	£18.80	22.77

Summary

Everplay Group beats Keywords Studios on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Everplay Group compare to Codemasters Group?

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

Everplay Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 496, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Codemasters Group.

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
Codemasters Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

36.7% of Everplay Group shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of Everplay Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Everplay Group had 9 more articles in the media than Codemasters Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Everplay Group and 0 mentions for Codemasters Group. Everplay Group's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Codemasters Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Everplay Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Everplay Group	Neutral
Codemasters Group	Neutral

Codemasters Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Everplay Group's net margin of -0.18%. Codemasters Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Everplay Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everplay Group	-0.18%	-0.12%	6.83%
Codemasters Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Codemasters Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Everplay Group. Codemasters Group 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	£160.55M	3.84	-£3.75M	£18.80	22.77
Codemasters Group	£116.78M	0.00	N/A	£14.20	N/A

Summary

Everplay Group beats Codemasters Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Everplay Group compare to Sumo Group?

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

Everplay Group has a consensus price target of GBX 496, suggesting a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Sumo Group.

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

36.7% of Everplay Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of Everplay Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Sumo Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Everplay Group's net margin of -0.18%. Sumo Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Everplay Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sumo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Everplay Group	-0.18%	-0.12%	6.83%

In the previous week, Everplay Group had 9 more articles in the media than Sumo Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Everplay Group and 0 mentions for Sumo Group. Everplay Group's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Sumo Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Everplay Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sumo Group	Neutral
Everplay Group	Neutral

Sumo Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Everplay Group. Sumo Group 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
Sumo Group	£93.06M	0.00	N/A	£1.30	N/A
Everplay Group	£160.55M	3.84	-£3.75M	£18.80	22.77

Summary

Everplay Group beats Sumo Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Everplay Group compare to Frontier Developments?

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

In the previous week, Everplay Group had 9 more articles in the media than Frontier Developments. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Everplay Group and 0 mentions for Frontier Developments. Frontier Developments' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Everplay Group's score of 0.23 indicating that Frontier Developments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Everplay Group	Neutral
Frontier Developments	Neutral

Everplay Group has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Frontier Developments has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the broader market.

36.7% of Everplay Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.0% of Frontier Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of Everplay Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Frontier Developments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Everplay Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 496, suggesting a potential upside of 15.89%. Frontier Developments has a consensus price target of GBX 618.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.36%. Given Everplay Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Frontier Developments.

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
Frontier Developments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Everplay Group has higher revenue and earnings than Frontier Developments. Frontier Developments 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	£160.55M	3.84	-£3.75M	£18.80	22.77
Frontier Developments	£104.80M	1.89	-£21.36M	£49.80	11.47

Frontier Developments has a net margin of 26.03% compared to Everplay Group's net margin of -0.18%. Frontier Developments' return on equity of 27.12% beat Everplay Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everplay Group	-0.18%	-0.12%	6.83%
Frontier Developments	26.03%	27.12%	-4.87%

Summary

Everplay Group beats Frontier Developments on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Everplay Group compare to Celtic?

Everplay Group (LON:EVPL) and Celtic (LON:CCPA) 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 valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Everplay Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 496, suggesting a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Everplay Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Everplay Group is more favorable than Celtic.

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
Celtic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Celtic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Everplay Group. Celtic 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	£160.55M	3.84	-£3.75M	£18.80	22.77
Celtic	£111.03M	1.81	£13.44M	£14.10	14.97

Everplay Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Celtic pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Everplay Group pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Celtic pays out 28.4% 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.

Everplay Group has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Celtic has a beta of 0.011, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

36.7% of Everplay Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Celtic shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of Everplay Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Celtic shares 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.

In the previous week, Everplay Group had 9 more articles in the media than Celtic. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Everplay Group and 0 mentions for Celtic. Everplay Group's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Celtic's score of 0.00 indicating that Everplay Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Everplay Group	Neutral
Celtic	Neutral

Celtic has a net margin of 9.12% compared to Everplay Group's net margin of -0.18%. Celtic's return on equity of 6.79% beat Everplay Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everplay Group	-0.18%	-0.12%	6.83%
Celtic	9.12%	6.79%	2.20%

Summary

Everplay Group beats Celtic on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EVPL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Everplay Group	Entertainment Industry	Communication Services Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£615.29M	£9.98B	£33.56B	£2.80B
Dividend Yield	0.70%	3.84%	5.55%	6.18%
P/E Ratio	22.71	22.70	210.38	366.17
Price / Sales	3.83	113.27	66.71	89,425.29
Price / Cash	11.77	34.49	20.10	27.89
Price / Book	2.43	6.55	12.16	6.83
Net Income	-£3.75M	£74.73M	£1.12B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-1.57%	-1.63%	-0.75%
1 Month Performance	63.49%	-2.41%	-3.77%	16.84%
1 Year Performance	14.17%	-13.81%	-9.26%	16.40%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EVPL Everplay Group	2.7309 of 5 stars	GBX 427 -2.8%	GBX 496 +16.2%	+13.3%	£615.29M	£160.55M	22.71	438	Analyst Forecast Gap Up
KWS Keywords Studios	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.97B	£807.60M	N/A	13,000	High Trading Volume
CDM Codemasters Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£941.35M	£116.78M	42.39	578
SUMO Sumo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£877.89M	£93.06M	393.85	759
FDEV Frontier Developments	1.6578 of 5 stars	GBX 616 -1.8%	GBX 618.75 +0.4%	+30.3%	£213.96M	£104.80M	12.37	915

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Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KWS or EVPL?

Is KWS or EVPL more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, KWS or EVPL?

Does the media refer more to KWS or EVPL?

Do analysts rate KWS or EVPL?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KWS or EVPL?

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How does Everplay Group compare to Codemasters Group?

Do analysts prefer EVPL or CDM?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EVPL or CDM?

Does the media prefer EVPL or CDM?

Is EVPL or CDM more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EVPL or CDM?

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How does Everplay Group compare to Sumo Group?

Do analysts prefer SUMO or EVPL?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SUMO or EVPL?

Is SUMO or EVPL more profitable?

Does the media refer more to SUMO or EVPL?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SUMO or EVPL?

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How does Everplay Group compare to Frontier Developments?

Does the media favor EVPL or FDEV?

Which has more volatility and risk, EVPL or FDEV?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EVPL or FDEV?

Do analysts recommend EVPL or FDEV?

Which has better valuation & earnings, EVPL or FDEV?

Is EVPL or FDEV more profitable?

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How does Everplay Group compare to Celtic?

Do analysts recommend EVPL or CCPA?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EVPL or CCPA?

Is EVPL or CCPA a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, EVPL or CCPA?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EVPL or CCPA?

Does the media prefer EVPL or CCPA?

Is EVPL or CCPA more profitable?

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