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WildBrain (WILD) Competitors

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C$2.02 +0.07 (+3.59%)
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WILD vs. CGX, ZUM, CGO, RAY.A, Y, PNC.B, EQ, FORA, AXV, and USS

Should you be buying WildBrain stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WildBrain include Cineplex (CGX), 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 Uniserve Communications (USS). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector.

WildBrain 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 companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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.

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 company 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 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$0.59-19.40
WildBrainC$461.85M0.92-C$179.06M-C$0.86-2.34

In the previous week, Cineplex had 5 more articles in the media than WildBrain. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cineplex and 1 mentions for WildBrain. Cineplex's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat WildBrain's score of 0.05 indicating that Cineplex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cineplex
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 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 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 4.0%. 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.

Cineplex presently has a consensus target price of C$12.65, suggesting a potential upside of 9.71%. WildBrain has a consensus target price of C$1.88, suggesting a potential downside of 6.77%. Given Cineplex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
WildBrain
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Cineplex beats WildBrain on 13 of the 18 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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WILD vs. The Competition

MetricWildBrainEntertainment IndustryCommunication SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$423.94MC$1.37BC$3.53BC$6.38B
Dividend Yield3.39%3.47%6.80%6.72%
P/E Ratio-2.346.8121.1369.31
Price / Sales0.9285.38137.341,618.68
Price / Cash7.868.3316.3583.29
Price / Book2.133.195.215.29
Net Income-C$179.06M-C$409.69MC$78.98MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance14.77%1.28%0.83%4.29%
1 Month Performance-2.88%-4.74%0.42%4.05%
1 Year Performance53.03%21.61%28.20%44.62%

WildBrain Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WILD
WildBrain
0.2283 of 5 stars
C$2.02
+3.6%
C$1.88
-6.8%
+54.8%C$423.94MC$461.85M-2.34548News Coverage
CGX
Cineplex
1.1002 of 5 stars
C$10.56
-1.6%
C$13.21
+25.1%
+7.7%C$666.88MC$1.32B-17.7710,000High Trading Volume
ZUM
ZoomerMedia
N/AC$0.08
-6.3%
N/A+150.0%C$21.57MC$61.37M4.50N/AGap Down
CGO
Cogeco
3.3316 of 5 stars
C$58.69
+1.1%
C$82.00
+39.7%
+5.7%C$557.18MC$3.05B6.042,219
RAY.A
Stingray Group
1.0526 of 5 stars
C$9.88
+0.6%
C$12.00
+21.5%
+24.4%C$525.02MC$355.51M-34.071,000
Y
Yellow Pages
0.9366 of 5 stars
C$10.90
-1.9%
C$10.50
-3.7%
+7.3%C$150.05MC$222.65M4.31627Positive News
Dividend Announcement
PNC.B
Postmedia Network Canada Corp Class NC
N/AC$1.50
+3.4%
N/AN/AC$148.14MC$404.05M-2.592,834Gap Up
EQ
EQ
N/AC$0.95
-2.1%
N/A-13.4%C$66.11MC$9.70M-14.1840Gap Down
FORA
VerticalScope
2.8704 of 5 stars
C$3.50
-3.3%
C$10.45
+198.6%
-62.3%C$55.14MC$49.94M19.70140High Trading Volume
AXV
Axion Ventures
N/AC$0.20
-9.1%
N/A+0.0%C$51.18MC$4.91M-5.002,080
USS
Uniserve Communications
N/AC$0.57
+9.6%
N/A+1,966.7%C$45.90MC$6.44M2.00N/AGap Up

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