IMAX (IMAX) Competitors

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) and IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMC or IMAX?

AMC Entertainment has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IMAX has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AMC or IMAX?

In the previous week, IMAX had 3 more articles in the media than AMC Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for IMAX and 7 mentions for AMC Entertainment. IMAX's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat AMC Entertainment's score of 0.65 indicating that IMAX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMC Entertainment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IMAX	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AMC or IMAX?

AMC Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $3.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.90%. IMAX has a consensus target price of $32.80, indicating a potential upside of 21.50%. Given IMAX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IMAX is more favorable than AMC Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMC Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
IMAX	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AMC or IMAX?

28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of IMAX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of IMAX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AMC or IMAX more profitable?

IMAX has a net margin of 9.04% compared to AMC Entertainment's net margin of -7.39%. IMAX's return on equity of 8.62% beat AMC Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Entertainment	-7.39%	N/A	-4.07%
IMAX	9.04%	8.62%	3.89%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AMC or IMAX?

IMAX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment 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
AMC Entertainment	$4.64B	0.33	-$352.60M	-$0.89	-3.31
IMAX	$352.21M	4.12	$26.06M	$0.60	44.99

Summary

IMAX beats AMC Entertainment on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.