GameSquare (GAME) Competitors

Gaia (NASDAQ:GAIA) and GameSquare (NASDAQ:GAME) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Is GAIA or GAME more profitable?

Gaia has a net margin of -5.06% compared to GameSquare's net margin of -48.85%. Gaia's return on equity of -5.00% beat GameSquare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaia	-5.06%	-5.00%	-3.36%
GameSquare	-48.85%	-162.44%	-48.45%

Does the media refer more to GAIA or GAME?

In the previous week, Gaia had 23 more articles in the media than GameSquare. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Gaia and 11 mentions for GameSquare. Gaia's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat GameSquare's score of -0.04 indicating that Gaia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gaia	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GameSquare	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GAIA or GAME?

40.5% of Gaia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of GameSquare shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Gaia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of GameSquare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, GAIA or GAME?

Gaia has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GameSquare has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GAIA or GAME?

Gaia currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.15%. GameSquare has a consensus target price of $3.67, indicating a potential upside of 374.96%. Given GameSquare's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GameSquare is more favorable than Gaia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gaia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
GameSquare	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GAIA or GAME?

Gaia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GameSquare. Gaia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GameSquare, 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
Gaia	$90.36M	1.50	-$5.23M	-$0.19	-28.42
GameSquare	$96.20M	0.39	-$48.75M	-$1.51	-0.51

Summary

Gaia beats GameSquare on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.