HCM Acquisition (HCMA) Competitors

HCM Acquisition (NASDAQ:HCMA) and European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor HCMA or EWCZ?

In the previous week, European Wax Center had 2 more articles in the media than HCM Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for European Wax Center and 1 mentions for HCM Acquisition. European Wax Center's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat HCM Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that European Wax Center is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HCM Acquisition	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
European Wax Center	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HCMA or EWCZ?

HCM Acquisition has a beta of -0.27, meaning that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Wax Center has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HCMA or EWCZ more profitable?

European Wax Center has a net margin of 4.96% compared to HCM Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. European Wax Center's return on equity of 16.51% beat HCM Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HCM Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
European Wax Center	4.96%	16.51%	2.56%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HCMA or EWCZ?

European Wax Center received 43 more outperform votes than HCM Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HCM Acquisition	N/A	N/A
European Wax Center	Outperform Votes 43 50.59%	Underperform Votes 42 49.41%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HCMA or EWCZ?

11.8% of HCM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.2% of HCM Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of European Wax Center shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend HCMA or EWCZ?

European Wax Center has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.75%. Given European Wax Center's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe European Wax Center is more favorable than HCM Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HCM Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
European Wax Center	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HCMA or EWCZ?

European Wax Center has higher revenue and earnings than HCM Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HCM Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
European Wax Center	$216.47M	1.56	$8.93M	$0.20	30.50

Summary

European Wax Center beats HCM Acquisition on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.