Boxlight (BOXL) Competitors

Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) and Boxlight (NASDAQ:BOXL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DLPN or BOXL?

8.9% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.5% of Boxlight shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Boxlight shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLPN or BOXL?

Boxlight received 40 more outperform votes than Dolphin Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.96% of users gave Boxlight an outperform vote while only 66.57% of users gave Dolphin Entertainment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dolphin Entertainment	Outperform Votes 231 66.57%	Underperform Votes 116 33.43%
Boxlight	Outperform Votes 271 68.96%	Underperform Votes 122 31.04%

Is DLPN or BOXL more profitable?

Boxlight has a net margin of -19.44% compared to Dolphin Entertainment's net margin of -39.39%. Dolphin Entertainment's return on equity of -67.30% beat Boxlight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dolphin Entertainment	-39.39%	-67.30%	-19.66%
Boxlight	-19.44%	-164.45%	-11.28%

Which has more volatility & risk, DLPN or BOXL?

Dolphin Entertainment has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boxlight has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DLPN or BOXL?

In the previous week, Dolphin Entertainment had 4 more articles in the media than Boxlight. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dolphin Entertainment and 1 mentions for Boxlight. Dolphin Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Boxlight's score of 0.00 indicating that Dolphin Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dolphin Entertainment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Boxlight	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer DLPN or BOXL?

Dolphin Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 387.80%. Boxlight has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 249.65%. Given Dolphin Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dolphin Entertainment is more favorable than Boxlight.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dolphin Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Boxlight	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better valuation & earnings, DLPN or BOXL?

Dolphin Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boxlight. Dolphin Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boxlight, 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
Dolphin Entertainment	$51.68M	0.22	-$24.40M	-$1.15	-0.89
Boxlight	$135.89M	0.02	-$39.16M	-$15.05	-0.10

Summary

Dolphin Entertainment beats Boxlight on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.