Comparing Snail (SNAL) & The Competition

Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) is one of 184 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Snail to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Snail and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Snail	-8.83%	-15.49%	-13.52%
Snail Competitors	10.21%	-21.11%	-2.55%

Risk & Volatility

Snail has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snail’s peers have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Snail shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 66.8% of Snail shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by company 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Snail and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Snail	$85.90 million	-$27.24 million	-1.73
Snail Competitors	$6.07 billion	$73.91 million	14.54

Snail’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Snail. Snail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Snail and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Snail	1	1	1	0	2.00
Snail Competitors	1872	4504	9608	255	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 21.58%. Given Snail’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Snail has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Snail peers beat Snail on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Snail Company Profile

Snail, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, researches, develops, markets, publishes, and distributes interactive digital entertainment for consumers worldwide. It offers games, content, and support for various platforms, including game consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets. Snail, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Culver City, California. Snail, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Olive Wood Global Development Limited.