K Wave Media (KWM) Competitors $2.44 +0.21 (+9.42%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock KWM vs. XPOF, CDRO, GAMB, CURI, SEAT, GAIA, BUUU, NIPG, CNVS, and GAMEShould you be buying K Wave Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of K Wave Media include Xponential Fitness (XPOF), Codere Online Luxembourg (CDRO), Gambling.com Group (GAMB), CuriosityStream (CURI), Vivid Seats (SEAT), Gaia (GAIA), BUUU Group (BUUU), NIP Group (NIPG), Cineverse (CNVS), and GameSquare (GAME). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. K Wave Media vs. Its Competitors Xponential Fitness Codere Online Luxembourg Gambling.com Group CuriosityStream Vivid Seats Gaia BUUU Group NIP Group Cineverse GameSquare Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) and K Wave Media (NASDAQ:KWM) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, XPOF or KWM? Xponential Fitness has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K Wave Media has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor XPOF or KWM? In the previous week, Xponential Fitness had 4 more articles in the media than K Wave Media. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Xponential Fitness and 2 mentions for K Wave Media. Xponential Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat K Wave Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Xponential Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Xponential Fitness 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive K Wave Media 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in XPOF or KWM? 58.6% of Xponential Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of K Wave Media shares are held by institutional investors. 42.3% of Xponential Fitness shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.1% of K Wave Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, XPOF or KWM? K Wave Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xponential Fitness. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXponential Fitness$320.35M1.30-$64.95M-$1.76-4.84K Wave MediaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is XPOF or KWM more profitable? K Wave Media has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Xponential Fitness' net margin of -17.47%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xponential Fitness-17.47% N/A -0.46% K Wave Media N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend XPOF or KWM? Xponential Fitness currently has a consensus target price of $12.93, suggesting a potential upside of 51.82%. Given Xponential Fitness' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Xponential Fitness is more favorable than K Wave Media.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xponential Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50K Wave Media 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryXponential Fitness beats K Wave Media on 8 of the 12 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. 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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$154.21M$1.75B$1.32B$9.93BDividend YieldN/AN/A6.25%4.52%P/E RatioN/AN/A3.7226.68Price / SalesN/A0.534.23213.69Price / CashN/AN/A219.5158.92Price / BookN/AN/A3.116.09Net IncomeN/AN/A-$28.57M$266.14M7 Day Performance41.04%13.24%-4.20%0.27%1 Month Performance-37.28%-16.14%-13.02%4.13%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A-19.16%23.93% K Wave Media Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KWMK Wave MediaN/A$2.44+9.4%N/AN/A$154.21MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageGap UpXPOFXponential Fitness3.6087 of 5 stars$8.40+0.5%$12.93+54.0%-31.8%$407.77M$320.35M-4.77400Positive NewsCDROCodere Online Luxembourg1.5851 of 5 stars$8.26-1.1%$10.00+21.1%+4.1%$381.10M$200.70M0.00230News CoveragePositive NewsGAMBGambling.com Group4.0972 of 5 stars$8.73+1.7%$16.00+83.3%-18.6%$306.42M$147.66M21.83230Short Interest ↑CURICuriosityStream3.885 of 5 stars$4.58+4.1%$6.17+34.6%+174.3%$254.89M$51.13M-50.8890Insider TradeShort Interest ↓SEATVivid Seats2.9841 of 5 stars$17.75+4.6%$53.64+202.2%-83.3%$174.86M$694.01M0.00430Trending NewsOptions VolumeGAIAGaia3.0188 of 5 stars$5.68+0.5%$8.00+40.8%+15.5%$142.62M$95.67M-29.89150BUUUBUUU GroupN/A$6.50-0.6%N/AN/A$107.90MN/A0.0014Gap DownNIPGNIP GroupN/A$2.00+5.1%$6.00+200.5%-71.8%$107.73M$85.27M0.00N/ACNVSCineverse2.2559 of 5 stars$4.89-5.6%$7.25+48.3%+388.4%$98.81M$80.17M61.13134GAMEGameSquare2.3682 of 5 stars$0.76-3.7%$3.00+297.4%-21.9%$77.64M$93.38M-0.62110Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Xponential Fitness Competitors Codere Online Luxembourg Competitors Gambling.com Group Competitors CuriosityStream Competitors Vivid Seats Competitors Gaia Competitors BUUU Group Competitors NIP Group Competitors Cineverse Competitors GameSquare 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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