Sinclair (SBGI) Competitors

Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) and Central European Media Enterprises (NASDAQ:CETV) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Is SBGI or CETV more profitable?

Central European Media Enterprises has a net margin of 16.08% compared to Sinclair's net margin of -6.14%. Sinclair's return on equity of 63.89% beat Central European Media Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sinclair	-6.14%	63.89%	3.02%
Central European Media Enterprises	16.08%	33.21%	7.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBGI or CETV?

Sinclair received 234 more outperform votes than Central European Media Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.33% of users gave Central European Media Enterprises an outperform vote while only 63.12% of users gave Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sinclair	Outperform Votes 445 63.12%	Underperform Votes 260 36.88%
Central European Media Enterprises	Outperform Votes 211 65.33%	Underperform Votes 112 34.67%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SBGI or CETV?

Central European Media Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sinclair.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sinclair	$3.13B	0.35	-$291M	-$3.30	-5.00
Central European Media Enterprises	$694.80M	1.67	$119.13M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to SBGI or CETV?

In the previous week, Sinclair had 8 more articles in the media than Central European Media Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Sinclair and 0 mentions for Central European Media Enterprises. Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Central European Media Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sinclair	Positive
Central European Media Enterprises	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, SBGI or CETV?

Sinclair has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central European Media Enterprises has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SBGI or CETV?

Sinclair currently has a consensus price target of $20.10, suggesting a potential upside of 21.82%. Given Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sinclair is more favorable than Central European Media Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sinclair	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Central European Media Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SBGI or CETV?

41.7% of Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Central European Media Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.6% of Sinclair shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Central European Media Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sinclair beats Central European Media Enterprises on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.