Emerald (EEX) Competitors

Emerald (NYSE:EEX) and Clarivate (NYSE:CLVT) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EEX or CLVT?

14.9% of Emerald shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Clarivate shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Emerald shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Clarivate shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer EEX or CLVT?

In the previous week, Clarivate had 21 more articles in the media than Emerald. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Clarivate and 2 mentions for Emerald. Emerald's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Clarivate's score of 0.04 indicating that Emerald is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emerald	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Clarivate	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EEX or CLVT?

Emerald has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clarivate. Emerald is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clarivate, 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
Emerald	$382.80M	2.25	-$8.20M	-$0.54	-7.84
Clarivate	$2.56B	1.35	-$911.20M	-$0.96	-5.05

Do analysts prefer EEX or CLVT?

Emerald currently has a consensus price target of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 86.54%. Clarivate has a consensus price target of $7.10, suggesting a potential upside of 46.54%. Given Emerald's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Emerald is more favorable than Clarivate.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emerald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Clarivate	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has more volatility & risk, EEX or CLVT?

Emerald has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clarivate has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EEX or CLVT more profitable?

Emerald has a net margin of -5.29% compared to Clarivate's net margin of -24.90%. Clarivate's return on equity of 9.07% beat Emerald's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emerald	-5.29%	-13.26%	-1.92%
Clarivate	-24.90%	9.07%	3.87%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EEX or CLVT?

Emerald received 139 more outperform votes than Clarivate when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.18% of users gave Emerald an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave Clarivate an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emerald	Outperform Votes 187 59.18%	Underperform Votes 129 40.82%
Clarivate	Outperform Votes 48 53.33%	Underperform Votes 42 46.67%

Summary

Emerald beats Clarivate on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.