CRGE vs. SPIR, WOW, AREN, IHRT, SSP, CXDO, TSQ, VOCL, SGA, and BZFD
Should you be buying Charge Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Charge Enterprises include Spire Global (SPIR), WideOpenWest (WOW), The Arena Group (AREN), iHeartMedia (IHRT), E.W. Scripps (SSP), Crexendo (CXDO), Townsquare Media (TSQ), Creatd (VOCL), Saga Communications (SGA), and BuzzFeed (BZFD). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
Charge Enterprises vs. Its Competitors
Charge Enterprises (NASDAQ:CRGE) and Spire Global (NYSE:SPIR) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
Charge Enterprises has a net margin of -5.76% compared to Spire Global's net margin of -98.42%. Charge Enterprises' return on equity of -136.79% beat Spire Global's return on equity.
Spire Global has a consensus target price of $18.20, suggesting a potential upside of 55.90%. Given Spire Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spire Global is more favorable than Charge Enterprises.
21.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Spire Global shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Spire Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Spire Global had 7 more articles in the media than Charge Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Spire Global and 0 mentions for Charge Enterprises. Spire Global's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Charge Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that Spire Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Charge Enterprises has a beta of 2.49, suggesting that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spire Global has a beta of 2.4, suggesting that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Charge Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Spire Global. Spire Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charge Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Charge Enterprises beats Spire Global on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CRGE) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
