HCM Acquisition (HCMA) Competitors

European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) and HCM Acquisition (NASDAQ:HCMA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EWCZ or HCMA?

82.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of HCM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of HCM Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EWCZ or HCMA more profitable?

European Wax Center has a net margin of 4.96% compared to HCM Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. European Wax Center's return on equity of 16.51% beat HCM Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
European Wax Center	4.96%	16.51%	2.56%
HCM Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, EWCZ or HCMA?

European Wax Center has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCM Acquisition has a beta of -0.27, meaning that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EWCZ or HCMA?

European Wax Center received 39 more outperform votes than HCM Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
European Wax Center	Outperform Votes 39 54.93%	Underperform Votes 32 45.07%
HCM Acquisition	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate EWCZ or HCMA?

European Wax Center presently has a consensus price target of $7.64, suggesting a potential upside of 33.85%. Given European Wax Center's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe European Wax Center is more favorable than HCM Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
European Wax Center	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
HCM Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EWCZ or HCMA?

European Wax Center has higher revenue and earnings than HCM Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
European Wax Center	$221.02M	1.55	$8.93M	$0.23	24.83
HCM Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to EWCZ or HCMA?

In the previous week, European Wax Center had 23 more articles in the media than HCM Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for European Wax Center and 0 mentions for HCM Acquisition. European Wax Center's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat HCM Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that European Wax Center is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
European Wax Center	Neutral
HCM Acquisition	Neutral

Summary

European Wax Center beats HCM Acquisition on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.