Enthusiast Gaming (EGLX) Competitors

Enthusiast Gaming (TSE:EGLX) and VerticalScope (TSE:FORA) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EGLX or FORA?

0.0% of Enthusiast Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of VerticalScope shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Enthusiast Gaming shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.1% of VerticalScope shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, EGLX or FORA?

Enthusiast Gaming has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VerticalScope has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EGLX or FORA more profitable?

VerticalScope has a net margin of 4.06% compared to Enthusiast Gaming's net margin of -79.88%. VerticalScope's return on equity of 3.38% beat Enthusiast Gaming's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enthusiast Gaming	-79.88%	-69.48%	-4.82%
VerticalScope	4.06%	3.38%	2.90%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EGLX or FORA?

VerticalScope has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enthusiast Gaming. Enthusiast Gaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VerticalScope, 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
Enthusiast Gaming	C$128.49M	0.14	-C$102.64M	-C$0.70	-0.16
VerticalScope	C$49.94M	1.17	C$2.02M	C$0.18	20.94

Do analysts recommend EGLX or FORA?

VerticalScope has a consensus target price of C$10.45, indicating a potential upside of 180.91%. Given VerticalScope's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VerticalScope is more favorable than Enthusiast Gaming.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enthusiast Gaming	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
VerticalScope	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media refer more to EGLX or FORA?

In the previous week, VerticalScope had 2 more articles in the media than Enthusiast Gaming. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for VerticalScope and 0 mentions for Enthusiast Gaming. Enthusiast Gaming's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat VerticalScope's score of -0.55 indicating that Enthusiast Gaming is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Enthusiast Gaming	Neutral
VerticalScope	Negative

Summary

VerticalScope beats Enthusiast Gaming on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.