WildBrain (WILD) Competitors

WildBrain (TSE:WILD) and Cineplex (TSE:CGX) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Is WILD or CGX more profitable?

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%

Do analysts recommend WILD or CGX?

WildBrain presently has a consensus target price of C$1.88, suggesting a potential downside of 7.22%. Cineplex has a consensus target price of C$18.79, suggesting a potential upside of 63.35%. Given Cineplex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WILD or CGX?

45.4% of WildBrain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Cineplex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of WildBrain shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Cineplex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, WILD or CGX?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, WILD or CGX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WildBrain	C$461.85M	0.92	-C$179.06M	-C$0.86	-2.35
Cineplex	C$1.32B	0.55	-C$37.37M	-C$0.59	-19.35

Does the media prefer WILD or CGX?

In the previous week, Cineplex had 4 more articles in the media than WildBrain. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cineplex and 0 mentions for WildBrain. Cineplex's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat WildBrain's score of 0.00 indicating that Cineplex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
WildBrain	Neutral
Cineplex	Neutral

Is WILD or CGX a better dividend stock?

WildBrain pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Cineplex pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. 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.

Summary

Cineplex beats WildBrain on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.