Sinclair (SBGI) Competitors

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) and Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) 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 analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, EVC or SBGI?

Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sinclair has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EVC or SBGI?

In the previous week, Sinclair had 6 more articles in the media than Entravision Communications. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sinclair and 1 mentions for Entravision Communications. Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Entravision Communications' score of -0.72 indicating that Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entravision Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Sinclair	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate EVC or SBGI?

Sinclair has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.15%. Given Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sinclair is more favorable than Entravision Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entravision Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sinclair	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is EVC or SBGI a better dividend stock?

Entravision Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Entravision Communications pays out -12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sinclair pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Entravision Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EVC or SBGI?

69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Entravision Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.9% of Sinclair 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EVC or SBGI?

Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than Entravision Communications. Entravision Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sinclair, 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
Entravision Communications	$364.95M	0.60	-$148.91M	-$1.63	-1.47
Sinclair	$3.55B	0.29	$310M	$2.01	7.24

Is EVC or SBGI more profitable?

Sinclair has a net margin of 3.72% compared to Entravision Communications' net margin of -39.08%. Sinclair's return on equity of 34.15% beat Entravision Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entravision Communications	-39.08%	-36.86%	-12.04%
Sinclair	3.72%	34.15%	2.23%

Summary

Sinclair beats Entravision Communications on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.