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IMMR vs. WOOF, BNED, SNDL, BBW, and POWW

Should you buy Immersion stock or one of its competitors? Immersion's main competitors and comparable companies include Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), SNDL (SNDL), Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW), and Outdoor (POWW). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "other specialty retail" industry.

How does Immersion compare to Petco Health and Wellness?

Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF) and Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Petco Health and Wellness has higher revenue and earnings than Immersion. Immersion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petco Health and Wellness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Petco Health and Wellness$5.96B0.13$9.07M$0.1024.15
Immersion$1.73B0.14$4.52M$0.3421.72

In the previous week, Immersion had 6 more articles in the media than Petco Health and Wellness. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Immersion and 0 mentions for Petco Health and Wellness. Petco Health and Wellness' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Immersion's score of 0.75 indicating that Petco Health and Wellness is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Petco Health and Wellness Positive
Immersion Positive

Petco Health and Wellness presently has a consensus target price of $3.42, indicating a potential upside of 41.61%. Immersion has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 82.80%. Given Immersion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Immersion is more favorable than Petco Health and Wellness.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Petco Health and Wellness
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Immersion
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Petco Health and Wellness shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Immersion shares are owned by 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.

Immersion has a net margin of 0.60% compared to Petco Health and Wellness' net margin of 0.51%. Petco Health and Wellness' return on equity of 3.44% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Petco Health and Wellness0.51% 3.44% 0.78%
Immersion 0.60%1.83%0.82%

Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Immersion has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Immersion beats Petco Health and Wellness on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Immersion compare to Barnes & Noble Education?

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Immersion pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Barnes & Noble Education pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Immersion pays out 88.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barnes & Noble Education pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Immersion had 4 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Immersion and 2 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Immersion's score of 0.75 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Immersion
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Barnes & Noble Education
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Immersion has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

60.6% of Immersion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Immersion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Immersion presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 82.80%. Barnes & Noble Education has a consensus price target of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 57.38%. Given Immersion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Immersion is more favorable than Barnes & Noble Education.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Immersion
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Barnes & Noble Education
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Barnes & Noble Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Immersion. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Immersion$1.73B0.14$4.52M$0.3421.72
Barnes & Noble Education$1.71B0.22$16.87M$0.6417.13

Barnes & Noble Education has a net margin of 1.29% compared to Immersion's net margin of 0.60%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of 8.77% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Immersion0.60% 1.83% 0.82%
Barnes & Noble Education 1.29%8.77%2.66%

Summary

Barnes & Noble Education beats Immersion on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Immersion compare to SNDL?

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and SNDL (NASDAQ:SNDL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

60.6% of Immersion shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Immersion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Immersion has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SNDL has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Immersion has higher revenue and earnings than SNDL. SNDL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Immersion$1.73B0.14$4.52M$0.3421.72
SNDL$677.32M0.53-$11.29M-$0.06N/A

Immersion has a net margin of 0.60% compared to SNDL's net margin of -2.36%. Immersion's return on equity of 1.83% beat SNDL's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Immersion0.60% 1.83% 0.82%
SNDL -2.36%-2.01%-1.67%

In the previous week, Immersion had 5 more articles in the media than SNDL. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Immersion and 1 mentions for SNDL. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat SNDL's score of -0.20 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Immersion
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SNDL
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Immersion currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 82.80%. Given Immersion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Immersion is more favorable than SNDL.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Immersion
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
SNDL
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Summary

Immersion beats SNDL on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Immersion compare to Build-A-Bear Workshop?

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Immersion. Build-A-Bear Workshop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Immersion$1.73B0.14$4.52M$0.3421.72
Build-A-Bear Workshop$529.83M0.60$52.20M$4.036.39

Immersion presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 82.80%. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus price target of $53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 107.82%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Immersion.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Immersion
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Build-A-Bear Workshop
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Immersion has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Immersion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Build-A-Bear Workshop 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.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 9.96% compared to Immersion's net margin of 0.60%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 29.66% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Immersion0.60% 1.83% 0.82%
Build-A-Bear Workshop 9.96%29.66%13.60%

Immersion pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Build-A-Bear Workshop pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Immersion pays out 88.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Build-A-Bear Workshop pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Build-A-Bear Workshop has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Immersion had 4 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Immersion and 2 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of -0.09 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Immersion
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Build-A-Bear Workshop
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Immersion on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Immersion compare to Outdoor?

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Outdoor (NASDAQ:POWW) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Immersion has higher revenue and earnings than Outdoor. Immersion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Outdoor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Immersion$1.73B0.14$4.52M$0.3421.72
Outdoor$51.12M5.23-$3.54M$0.0376.83

In the previous week, Immersion had 6 more articles in the media than Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Immersion and 0 mentions for Outdoor. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Outdoor's score of 0.00 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Immersion Positive
Outdoor Neutral

Immersion has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Outdoor has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Outdoor has a net margin of 12.08% compared to Immersion's net margin of 0.60%. Outdoor's return on equity of 1.90% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Immersion0.60% 1.83% 0.82%
Outdoor 12.08%1.90%1.67%

60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Immersion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.1% of Outdoor 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.

Immersion currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 82.80%. Outdoor has a consensus price target of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 13.88%. Given Immersion's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Immersion is more favorable than Outdoor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Immersion
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Outdoor
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Outdoor beats Immersion on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IMMR vs. The Competition

MetricImmersionSpecialty Retail IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$245.26M$10.39B$12.54B$13.27B
Dividend Yield4.16%152.16%61.19%12.80%
P/E Ratio21.7224.2244.3925.72
Price / Sales0.1417.5993.86115.72
Price / Cash5.0612.9918.3934.72
Price / Book0.435.434.036.40
Net Income$4.52M$435.11M$444.45M$358.40M
7 Day Performance3.29%1.10%-0.02%1.86%
1 Month Performance-1.66%-4.79%-4.81%-2.80%
1 Year Performance0.34%-9.05%-7.43%6.09%

Immersion Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IMMR
Immersion
4.0852 of 5 stars
$7.40
+0.7%
$13.50
+82.4%
-0.5%$245.75M$1.73B21.768
WOOF
Petco Health and Wellness
4.5199 of 5 stars
$2.43
-0.8%
$3.42
+40.7%
-32.7%$787.83M$5.97B24.3029,000
BNED
Barnes & Noble Education
3.6609 of 5 stars
$10.97
-2.3%
$17.25
+57.2%
+15.1%$389.29M$1.71B17.153,613
SNDL
SNDL
1.1682 of 5 stars
$1.37
+2.2%
N/A-44.5%$344.91M$928.39MN/A2,751
BBW
Build-A-Bear Workshop
4.4463 of 5 stars
$27.12
-1.7%
$53.50
+97.3%
-66.0%$339.76M$517.75M6.735,500

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This page (NASDAQ:IMMR) was last updated on 9/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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