Entravision Communications (EVC) Competitors

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) and Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

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 7.9%. Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Entravision Communications pays out -15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sinclair pays out 120.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Entravision Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 41.9% of Sinclair shares are owned by 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.

Does the media prefer EVC or SBGI?

In the previous week, Sinclair had 26 more articles in the media than Entravision Communications. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Sinclair and 2 mentions for Entravision Communications. Entravision Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Sinclair's score of 0.06 indicating that Entravision Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entravision Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sinclair	4 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate EVC or SBGI?

Sinclair has a consensus price target of $18.30, suggesting a potential upside of 24.83%. 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

Which has more risk and volatility, EVC or SBGI?

Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sinclair has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EVC or SBGI more profitable?

Sinclair has a net margin of 1.44% compared to Entravision Communications' net margin of -30.16%. Sinclair's return on equity of 12.51% beat Entravision Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entravision Communications	-30.16%	-51.15%	-14.52%
Sinclair	1.44%	12.51%	0.83%

Which has stronger valuation and 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	0.63	-$148.91M	-$1.32	-1.91
Sinclair	$3.55B	0.29	$310M	$0.83	17.66

Summary

Sinclair beats Entravision Communications on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.