IMAX (IMAX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, IMAX or GPRO?

IMAX has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GoPro has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IMAX or GPRO?

GoPro received 163 more outperform votes than IMAX when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.70% of users gave IMAX an outperform vote while only 64.19% of users gave GoPro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IMAX	Outperform Votes 993 77.70%	Underperform Votes 285 22.30%
GoPro	Outperform Votes 1156 64.19%	Underperform Votes 645 35.81%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IMAX or GPRO?

IMAX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GoPro. GoPro 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	$374.84M	2.42	$25.33M	$0.46	37.17
GoPro	$1.01B	0.26	-$53.18M	-$0.34	-5.15

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IMAX or GPRO?

93.5% of IMAX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of GoPro shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.3% of IMAX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of GoPro 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.

Does the media favor IMAX or GPRO?

In the previous week, IMAX had 15 more articles in the media than GoPro. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for IMAX and 9 mentions for GoPro. GoPro's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat IMAX's score of 0.15 indicating that GoPro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IMAX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GoPro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IMAX or GPRO more profitable?

IMAX has a net margin of 6.76% compared to GoPro's net margin of -5.29%. IMAX's return on equity of 9.59% beat GoPro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMAX	6.76%	9.59%	3.98%
GoPro	-5.29%	-11.66%	-6.53%

Do analysts rate IMAX or GPRO?

IMAX currently has a consensus price target of $20.57, suggesting a potential upside of 20.30%. GoPro has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.86%. Given GoPro's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GoPro is more favorable than IMAX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMAX	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
GoPro	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

IMAX beats GoPro on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.