K Wave Media (KWM) Competitors $2.18 -0.27 (-11.02%) As of 10/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KWM vs. GDEN, RSVR, XPOF, THH, CDRO, CURI, GAMB, GAIA, BUUU, and SEATShould you be buying K Wave Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of K Wave Media include Golden Entertainment (GDEN), Reservoir Media (RSVR), Xponential Fitness (XPOF), TryHard (THH), Codere Online Luxembourg (CDRO), CuriosityStream (CURI), Gambling.com Group (GAMB), Gaia (GAIA), BUUU Group (BUUU), and Vivid Seats (SEAT). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. K Wave Media vs. Its Competitors Golden Entertainment Reservoir Media Xponential Fitness TryHard Codere Online Luxembourg CuriosityStream Gambling.com Group Gaia BUUU Group Vivid Seats Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) and K Wave Media (NASDAQ:KWM) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Which has higher earnings and valuation, GDEN or KWM? Golden Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than K Wave Media. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGolden Entertainment$666.82M0.88$50.73M$0.5441.74K Wave MediaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor GDEN or KWM? In the previous week, Golden Entertainment and Golden Entertainment both had 3 articles in the media. K Wave Media's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Golden Entertainment's score of 0.21 indicating that K Wave Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Golden Entertainment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral K Wave Media 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GDEN or KWM more profitable? Golden Entertainment has a net margin of 2.35% compared to K Wave Media's net margin of 0.00%. Golden Entertainment's return on equity of 3.23% beat K Wave Media's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Golden Entertainment2.35% 3.23% 1.43% K Wave Media N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, GDEN or KWM? Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K Wave Media has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GDEN or KWM? Golden Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $34.20, indicating a potential upside of 51.73%. Given Golden Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Golden Entertainment is more favorable than K Wave Media.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Golden Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38K Wave Media 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in GDEN or KWM? 70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of K Wave Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.1% of K Wave Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryGolden Entertainment beats K Wave Media on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get K Wave Media News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KWM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricK Wave MediaServices – Motion Picture Production And Distribution IndustryServices SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$154.84M$1.66B$1.58B$10.49BDividend YieldN/AN/A6.62%4.80%P/E RatioN/AN/A4.7827.11Price / SalesN/A0.536.37179.59Price / CashN/AN/A166.5061.22Price / BookN/AN/A3.436.52Net IncomeN/AN/A-$22.18M$276.84M7 Day Performance-9.92%-6.06%-2.61%1.95%1 Month Performance-6.84%-9.10%-7.14%2.21%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A-27.04%34.06% K Wave Media Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KWMK Wave MediaN/A$2.18-11.0%N/AN/A$154.84MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓GDENGolden Entertainment4.0033 of 5 stars$21.44-1.4%$34.20+59.5%-27.8%$568.68M$666.82M39.705,300RSVRReservoir Media3.5745 of 5 stars$7.60-1.2%$11.50+51.3%-15.8%$504.15M$158.71M69.1080XPOFXponential Fitness3.6724 of 5 stars$7.58-0.1%$12.93+70.6%-43.3%$370.66M$316.84M-4.31400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTHHTryHardN/A$7.51+4.3%N/AN/A$360.33MN/A0.00110Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCDROCodere Online Luxembourg1.649 of 5 stars$6.60-3.1%$10.00+51.5%-19.1%$310.81M$217.20M0.00230CURICuriosityStream3.8099 of 5 stars$4.72-8.5%$6.33+34.2%+69.3%$298.92M$51.13M-52.4490Positive NewsGAMBGambling.com Group3.997 of 5 stars$7.52-4.3%$16.00+112.8%-23.6%$280.70M$127.18M18.80230News CoveragePositive NewsGAIAGaia2.4008 of 5 stars$6.00-3.8%$8.00+33.3%+6.2%$156.68M$90.36M-31.58150BUUUBUUU GroupN/A$8.10-0.2%N/AN/A$133.98MN/A0.0014News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓SEATVivid Seats3.4609 of 5 stars$11.28-11.2%$47.00+316.7%-87.0%$130.86M$775.59M0.00430Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Golden Entertainment Competitors Reservoir Media Competitors Xponential Fitness Competitors TryHard Competitors Codere Online Luxembourg Competitors CuriosityStream Competitors Gambling.com Group Competitors Gaia Competitors BUUU Group Competitors Vivid Seats Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KWM) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHoly ****... 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