GameStop (GME) Competitors

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and GameStop (NYSE:GME) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer AMZN or GME?

Amazon.com presently has a consensus target price of $262.87, suggesting a potential upside of 14.87%. GameStop has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 41.01%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than GameStop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amazon.com	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	46 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
GameStop	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is AMZN or GME more profitable?

Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to GameStop's net margin of 5.67%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat GameStop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amazon.com	10.54%	23.84%	11.14%
GameStop	5.67%	5.25%	3.99%

Does the media prefer AMZN or GME?

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 234 more articles in the media than GameStop. MarketBeat recorded 242 mentions for Amazon.com and 8 mentions for GameStop. GameStop's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Amazon.com's score of 1.01 indicating that GameStop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com	166 Very Positive mention(s)	40 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GameStop	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AMZN or GME?

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than GameStop. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GameStop, 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
Amazon.com	$670.04B	3.64	$59.25B	$6.56	34.88
GameStop	$3.82B	2.68	$131.30M	$0.46	49.75

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMZN or GME?

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of GameStop shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of GameStop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMZN or GME?

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GameStop has a beta of -0.72, meaning that its share price is 172% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Amazon.com beats GameStop on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.