Cineplex (CGX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate CGX or WILD?

Cineplex presently has a consensus price target of C$18.71, indicating a potential upside of 82.05%. WildBrain has a consensus price target of C$1.90, indicating a potential upside of 88.12%. Given WildBrain's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WildBrain is more favorable than Cineplex.

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 MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

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 media refer more to CGX or WILD?

In the previous week, Cineplex had 3 more articles in the media than WildBrain. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cineplex and 4 mentions for WildBrain. WildBrain's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Cineplex's score of -0.15 indicating that WildBrain is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	0.50	-C$71.92M	-C$1.12	-9.18
WildBrain	C$461.82M	0.45	-C$105.97M	-C$0.51	-1.98

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

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 17.5%. WildBrain pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. 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.

Summary

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