Zovio (ZVO) Competitors

Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) and Zovio (NYSE:ZVO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Is DLPN or ZVO more profitable?

Zovio has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Dolphin Entertainment's net margin of -39.39%. Zovio's return on equity of 0.00% beat Dolphin Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dolphin Entertainment	-39.39%	-67.30%	-19.66%
Zovio	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, DLPN or ZVO?

Dolphin Entertainment has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zovio has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DLPN or ZVO?

8.9% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of Zovio shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Zovio shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor DLPN or ZVO?

In the previous week, Dolphin Entertainment had 1 more articles in the media than Zovio. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dolphin Entertainment and 1 mentions for Zovio. Dolphin Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Zovio's score of 0.00 indicating that Dolphin Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dolphin Entertainment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zovio	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DLPN or ZVO?

Dolphin Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zovio. Dolphin Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zovio, 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
Dolphin Entertainment	$51.39M	0.22	-$24.40M	-$2.08	-0.49
Zovio	$230.00M	0.00	-$42.09M	-$1.23	0.00

Do analysts recommend DLPN or ZVO?

Dolphin Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 390.20%. Given Dolphin Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dolphin Entertainment is more favorable than Zovio.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dolphin Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zovio	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLPN or ZVO?

Dolphin Entertainment received 231 more outperform votes than Zovio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.57% of users gave Dolphin Entertainment an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Zovio an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dolphin Entertainment	Outperform Votes 231 66.57%	Underperform Votes 116 33.43%
Zovio	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 103 100.00%

Summary

Dolphin Entertainment beats Zovio on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.