Cineverse (CNVS) Competitors

Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS) and Gaia (NASDAQ:GAIA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is CNVS or GAIA more profitable?

Gaia has a net margin of -7.23% compared to Cineverse's net margin of -48.58%. Gaia's return on equity of -6.90% beat Cineverse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cineverse	-48.58%	-25.87%	-11.40%
Gaia	-7.23%	-6.90%	-4.59%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNVS or GAIA?

Gaia has higher revenue and earnings than Cineverse. Gaia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cineverse, 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
Cineverse	$45.01M	1.32	-$21.41M	-$1.61	-2.33
Gaia	$80.42M	1.64	-$5.80M	-$0.27	-20.81

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNVS or GAIA?

Gaia received 363 more outperform votes than Cineverse when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.73% of users gave Gaia an outperform vote while only 71.43% of users gave Cineverse an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cineverse	Outperform Votes 5 71.43%	Underperform Votes 2 28.57%
Gaia	Outperform Votes 368 72.73%	Underperform Votes 138 27.27%

Does the media refer more to CNVS or GAIA?

In the previous week, Gaia had 4 more articles in the media than Cineverse. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Gaia and 5 mentions for Cineverse. Gaia's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Cineverse's score of 0.65 indicating that Gaia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cineverse	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gaia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CNVS or GAIA?

Cineverse has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaia has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNVS or GAIA?

8.2% of Cineverse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Gaia shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Cineverse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.6% of Gaia shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate CNVS or GAIA?

Cineverse presently has a consensus price target of $7.25, indicating a potential upside of 93.33%. Gaia has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. Given Cineverse's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cineverse is more favorable than Gaia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cineverse	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gaia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Gaia beats Cineverse on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.