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Cineplex (CGX) Competitors

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C$11.27 -0.10 (-0.88%)
As of 07/18/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

CGX vs. WILD, ZUM, CGO, RAY.A, Y, PNC.B, EQ, FORA, AXV, and EAGR

Should you be buying Cineplex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cineplex include WildBrain (WILD), ZoomerMedia (ZUM), Cogeco (CGO), Stingray Group (RAY.A), Yellow Pages (Y), Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC (PNC.B), EQ (EQ), VerticalScope (FORA), Axion Ventures (AXV), and East Side Games Group (EAGR). 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WildBrain-38.77% 3,013.26% 5.21%
Cineplex -2.83%172.20%2.69%

In the previous week, Cineplex had 3 more articles in the media than WildBrain. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cineplex and 1 mentions for WildBrain. WildBrain's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Cineplex's score of 0.00 indicating that WildBrain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WildBrain
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Cineplex
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

WildBrain has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cineplex has a beta of 2.74, suggesting that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

WildBrain currently has a consensus price target of C$1.88, indicating a potential downside of 5.83%. Cineplex has a consensus price target of C$18.79, indicating a potential upside of 66.69%. Given Cineplex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cineplex is more favorable than WildBrain.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WildBrain
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Cineplex
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

45.4% of WildBrain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Cineplex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of WildBrain shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Cineplex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

WildBrain pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Cineplex pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. WildBrain pays out -9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cineplex pays out -302.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cineplex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WildBrainC$461.85M0.91-C$179.06M-C$0.86-2.32
CineplexC$1.32B0.54-C$37.37M-C$0.59-18.96

Summary

Cineplex beats WildBrain on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CGX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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CGX vs. The Competition

MetricCineplexEntertainment IndustryCommunication SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$711.72MC$854.81MC$3.36BC$6.26B
Dividend Yield5.32%3.63%6.85%6.72%
P/E Ratio-18.966.9721.6654.38
Price / Sales0.5493.22141.561,113.49
Price / Cash17.808.9616.5283.29
Price / Book-18.084.765.204.96
Net Income-C$37.37MC$3.19MC$144.97MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-2.00%2.21%0.76%0.49%
1 Month Performance-2.34%5.09%6.31%4.16%
1 Year Performance26.91%11.82%21.92%25.80%

Cineplex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CGX
Cineplex
2.698 of 5 stars
C$11.27
-0.9%
C$18.79
+66.7%
+27.1%C$711.72MC$1.32B-18.9610,000Analyst Revision
WILD
WildBrain
0.1774 of 5 stars
C$2.03
flat
C$1.88
-7.2%
+56.3%C$426.04MC$461.85M-2.35548News Coverage
ZUM
ZoomerMedia
N/AC$0.08
-6.3%
N/A+200.0%C$21.57MC$61.37M4.50N/AGap Down
CGO
Cogeco
2.8466 of 5 stars
C$68.00
-0.4%
C$82.00
+20.6%
+16.2%C$645.56MC$3.05B7.002,219
RAY.A
Stingray Group
1.6033 of 5 stars
C$10.15
-1.6%
C$11.50
+13.3%
+34.2%C$539.37MC$355.51M-35.001,000
Y
Yellow Pages
0.9047 of 5 stars
C$11.25
+0.5%
C$10.50
-6.7%
+18.5%C$154.87MC$222.65M4.45627
PNC.B
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC
N/AC$1.50
+3.4%
N/A+8.7%C$148.14MC$404.05M-2.592,834Gap Up
EQ
EQ
N/AC$0.97
flat
N/A-15.7%C$67.51MC$9.70M-14.4840Gap Up
FORA
VerticalScope
2.8649 of 5 stars
C$3.95
-0.8%
C$10.45
+164.6%
-56.3%C$62.23MC$49.94M22.24140Gap Up
AXV
Axion Ventures
N/AC$0.20
-9.1%
N/A+0.0%C$51.18MC$4.91M-5.002,080
EAGR
East Side Games Group
N/AC$0.44
-1.1%
N/A-45.6%C$35.88MC$83.35M9.90115Gap Up

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This page (TSE:CGX) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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