Sinclair (SBGI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer EVC or SBGI?

In the previous week, Sinclair had 15 more articles in the media than Entravision Communications. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Sinclair and 0 mentions for Entravision Communications. Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Entravision Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Entravision Communications	Neutral
Sinclair	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, EVC or SBGI?

Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sinclair has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend EVC or SBGI?

Sinclair has a consensus target price of $19.30, suggesting a potential upside of 34.21%. Given Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sinclair is more favorable than Entravision Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entravision Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sinclair	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is EVC or SBGI a better dividend stock?

Entravision Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Entravision Communications pays out -12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sinclair pays out 21.5% 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. Entravision Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVC or SBGI?

Sinclair received 156 more outperform votes than Entravision Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.10% of users gave Sinclair an outperform vote while only 60.08% of users gave Entravision Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Entravision Communications	Outperform Votes 292 60.08%	Underperform Votes 194 39.92%
Sinclair	Outperform Votes 448 63.10%	Underperform Votes 262 36.90%

Is EVC or SBGI more profitable?

Sinclair has a net margin of -6.14% compared to Entravision Communications' net margin of -14.25%. Sinclair's return on equity of 63.89% beat Entravision Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entravision Communications	-14.25%	-12.03%	-3.54%
Sinclair	-6.14%	63.89%	3.02%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EVC or SBGI?

Entravision Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sinclair. Entravision Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sinclair, 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
Entravision Communications	$364.95M	0.46	-$15.44M	-$1.65	-1.12
Sinclair	$3.55B	0.27	-$291M	$4.66	3.09

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EVC or SBGI?

69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Entravision Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.6% of Sinclair shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sinclair beats Entravision Communications on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.