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Cineplex (CGX) Competitors

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C$11.51 -0.07 (-0.60%)
As of 07/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

CGX vs. WILD, ZUM, CGO, RAY.A, Y, PNC.B, FORA, EQ, 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), VerticalScope (FORA), EQ (EQ), Axion Ventures (AXV), and East Side Games Group (EAGR). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector.

Cineplex vs. Its Competitors

Cineplex (TSE:CGX) and WildBrain (TSE:WILD) 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 institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Cineplex and Cineplex both had 1 articles in the media. Cineplex's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat WildBrain's score of 0.39 indicating that Cineplex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cineplex
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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 presently has a consensus target price of C$18.79, indicating a potential upside of 63.21%. WildBrain has a consensus target price of C$1.88, indicating a potential downside of 10.32%. Given Cineplex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cineplex is more favorable than WildBrain.

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

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
CineplexC$1.32B0.55-C$37.37M-C$0.59-19.37
WildBrainC$461.85M0.95-C$179.06M-C$0.86-2.44

24.3% of Cineplex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of WildBrain shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Cineplex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of WildBrain shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments 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.

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

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

Cineplex pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. WildBrain pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Cineplex pays out -302.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WildBrain pays out -9.3% 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.

Summary

Cineplex beats WildBrain on 12 of the 17 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$726.88MC$898.48MC$3.42BC$6.19B
Dividend Yield5.32%3.63%6.84%6.72%
P/E Ratio-19.377.2121.7850.85
Price / Sales0.55105.40115.801,194.54
Price / Cash17.808.9616.6583.29
Price / Book-18.462.604.364.69
Net Income-C$37.37MC$3.77MC$147.76MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.52%1.44%2.58%2.29%
1 Month Performance0.09%2.45%7.35%4.22%
1 Year Performance36.54%10.56%17.66%26.94%

Cineplex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CGX
Cineplex
3.0026 of 5 stars
C$11.51
-0.6%
C$18.79
+63.2%
+36.5%C$726.88MC$1.32B-19.3710,000Dividend Announcement
WILD
WildBrain
0.2642 of 5 stars
C$2.04
-2.4%
C$1.88
-7.7%
+78.0%C$428.14MC$461.85M-2.37548Gap Down
ZUM
ZoomerMedia
N/AC$0.08
-6.3%
N/A+150.0%C$21.57MC$61.37M4.50N/AGap Down
CGO
Cogeco
2.4336 of 5 stars
C$67.23
+3.7%
C$82.00
+22.0%
+40.6%C$638.25MC$3.05B6.922,219Positive News
RAY.A
Stingray Group
1.3477 of 5 stars
C$10.08
+1.4%
C$11.50
+14.1%
+41.6%C$535.65MC$355.51M-34.761,000
Y
Yellow Pages
0.6044 of 5 stars
C$11.40
+0.8%
C$10.50
-7.9%
+19.3%C$156.93MC$222.65M4.51627
PNC.B
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC
N/AC$1.42
flat
N/AN/AC$140.24MC$404.05M-2.452,834
FORA
VerticalScope
3.4406 of 5 stars
C$4.47
+7.7%
C$10.45
+133.8%
-53.9%C$70.43MC$49.94M25.17140
EQ
EQ
N/AC$0.97
flat
N/A-15.7%C$67.51MC$9.70M-14.4840Gap Down
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$0.50
+8.7%
N/A-40.7%C$40.77MC$83.35M11.25115Gap Down

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