Compass Diversified (CODI) Competitors

IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) and Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Does the media favor IMAX or CODI?

In the previous week, Compass Diversified had 45 more articles in the media than IMAX. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Compass Diversified and 12 mentions for IMAX. IMAX's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Compass Diversified's score of -0.02 indicating that IMAX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IMAX	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Compass Diversified	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	44 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IMAX or CODI?

93.5% of IMAX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of Compass Diversified shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of IMAX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Compass Diversified shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer IMAX or CODI?

IMAX presently has a consensus price target of $31.22, suggesting a potential upside of 9.25%. Compass Diversified has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 310.09%. Given Compass Diversified's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Compass Diversified is more favorable than IMAX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMAX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Compass Diversified	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, IMAX or CODI?

IMAX has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Diversified has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IMAX or CODI?

Compass Diversified has higher revenue and earnings than IMAX. Compass Diversified is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMAX, 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
IMAX	$359.75M	4.27	$25.33M	$0.47	60.81
Compass Diversified	$2.20B	0.22	$246.29M	-$1.28	-4.95

Is IMAX or CODI more profitable?

IMAX has a net margin of 7.40% compared to Compass Diversified's net margin of 6.24%. Compass Diversified's return on equity of 12.25% beat IMAX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMAX	7.40%	8.60%	3.67%
Compass Diversified	6.24%	12.25%	3.74%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IMAX or CODI?

IMAX received 702 more outperform votes than Compass Diversified when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.86% of users gave IMAX an outperform vote while only 58.35% of users gave Compass Diversified an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IMAX	Outperform Votes 1048 77.86%	Underperform Votes 298 22.14%
Compass Diversified	Outperform Votes 346 58.35%	Underperform Votes 247 41.65%

Summary

IMAX beats Compass Diversified on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.