CGX vs. WILD, ZUM, CCA, RAY.B, RAY.A, CGO, Y, PNC.B, FORA, and EQ
Should you be buying Cineplex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cineplex include WildBrain (WILD), ZoomerMedia (ZUM), Cogeco Communications (CCA), Stingray Group (RAY.B), Stingray Group (RAY.A), Cogeco (CGO), Yellow Pages (Y), Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B), VerticalScope (FORA), and EQ (EQ). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector.
Cineplex vs. Its Competitors
WildBrain (TSE:WILD) and Cineplex (TSE:CGX) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Cineplex has higher revenue and earnings than WildBrain. Cineplex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WildBrain, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
7.5% of WildBrain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Cineplex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of WildBrain shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Cineplex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cineplex has a net margin of -2.83% compared to WildBrain's net margin of -38.77%. WildBrain's return on equity of 3,013.26% beat Cineplex's return on equity.
In the previous week, Cineplex had 9 more articles in the media than WildBrain. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cineplex and 0 mentions for WildBrain. WildBrain's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Cineplex's score of -0.53 indicating that WildBrain is being referred to more favorably in the media.
WildBrain has a beta of -0.18024, suggesting that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cineplex has a beta of 0.512266, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
WildBrain presently has a consensus target price of C$2.38, indicating a potential upside of 30.49%. Cineplex has a consensus target price of C$12.55, indicating a potential upside of 11.75%. Given WildBrain's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe WildBrain is more favorable than Cineplex.
Summary
Cineplex beats WildBrain on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:CGX) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
