IMAX vs. LVWR, OLPX, KODK, HBB, BRLT, SNBR, PRPL, RAY, UG, and NTZ
Should you be buying IMAX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IMAX include LiveWire Group (LVWR), Olaplex (OLPX), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB), Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT), Sleep Number (SNBR), Purple Innovation (PRPL), Raytech (RAY), United-Guardian (UG), and Natuzzi (NTZ). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) and LiveWire Group (NYSE:LVWR) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
IMAX has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveWire Group has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
IMAX currently has a consensus price target of $23.56, indicating a potential upside of 17.25%. LiveWire Group has a consensus price target of $7.25, indicating a potential downside of 7.76%. Given IMAX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe IMAX is more favorable than LiveWire Group.
IMAX has higher revenue and earnings than LiveWire Group. LiveWire Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMAX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
93.5% of IMAX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of LiveWire Group shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of IMAX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of LiveWire Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
IMAX received 1010 more outperform votes than LiveWire Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.99% of users gave IMAX an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave LiveWire Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, IMAX had 51 more articles in the media than LiveWire Group. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for IMAX and 4 mentions for LiveWire Group. IMAX's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat LiveWire Group's score of -0.17 indicating that IMAX is being referred to more favorably in the media.
IMAX has a net margin of 7.13% compared to LiveWire Group's net margin of -317.96%. IMAX's return on equity of 9.47% beat LiveWire Group's return on equity.
Summary
IMAX beats LiveWire Group on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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