Cineplex (CGX) Competitors

Cineplex (TSE:CGX) and WildBrain (TSE:WILD) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, CGX or WILD?

Cineplex has a beta of 2.74, suggesting that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WildBrain has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CGX or WILD?

Cineplex presently has a consensus target price of C$18.71, suggesting a potential upside of 51.41%. WildBrain has a consensus target price of C$1.90, suggesting a potential upside of 28.38%. Given Cineplex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cineplex is more favorable than WildBrain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cineplex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
WildBrain	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer CGX or WILD?

In the previous week, WildBrain had 2 more articles in the media than Cineplex. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for WildBrain and 3 mentions for Cineplex. Cineplex's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat WildBrain's score of 0.14 indicating that Cineplex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cineplex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WildBrain	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CGX or WILD?

Cineplex has higher revenue and earnings than WildBrain. Cineplex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WildBrain, 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
Cineplex	C$1.30B	0.61	-C$71.92M	-C$1.12	-11.04
WildBrain	C$461.82M	0.66	-C$105.97M	-C$0.51	-2.90

Is CGX or WILD a better dividend stock?

Cineplex pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. WildBrain pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Cineplex pays out -160.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WildBrain pays out -15.7% 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. Cineplex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CGX or WILD?

24.3% of Cineplex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of WildBrain shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Cineplex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of WildBrain shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CGX or WILD more profitable?

Cineplex has a net margin of 0.35% compared to WildBrain's net margin of -22.95%. Cineplex's return on equity of 0.00% beat WildBrain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cineplex	0.35%	N/A	2.69%
WildBrain	-22.95%	-28.10%	5.21%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CGX or WILD?

Cineplex received 774 more outperform votes than WildBrain when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.47% of users gave Cineplex an outperform vote while only 22.73% of users gave WildBrain an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cineplex	Outperform Votes 779 72.47%	Underperform Votes 296 27.53%
WildBrain	Outperform Votes 5 22.73%	Underperform Votes 17 77.27%

Summary

Cineplex beats WildBrain on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.