Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS – Get Rating) and Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
8.0% of Cineverse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Cinedigm shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Cineverse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Cinedigm shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Cineverse has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cinedigm has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cineverse | -13.30% | -24.40% | -8.31% |
| Cinedigm | -13.30% | -24.40% | -8.31% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Cineverse and Cinedigm’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cineverse | $56.05 million | 0.41 | $2.21 million | ($1.00) | -2.45 |
| Cinedigm | $72.33 million | 9.20 | $2.21 million | ($0.05) | -71.20 |
Cinedigm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cineverse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Cineverse and Cinedigm, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cineverse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Cinedigm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Cinedigm has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.45%. Given Cinedigm’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cinedigm is more favorable than Cineverse.
Summary
Cinedigm beats Cineverse on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cineverse
Cineverse Corp. operates as a streaming technology and entertainment company. It owns and operates streaming channels, powered by its proprietary technology platform. The company features brands for subscription video on demand (SVOD), advertising-based video on demand (AVOD), and free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. It entertains consumers worldwide by providing premium feature film and television series, enthusiast streaming channels, and technology services to media, retail, and technology companies. The company was formerly known as Cinedigm Corp. and changed its name to Cineverse Corp. in May 2023. Cineverse Corp. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Cinedigm
Cinedigm Corp. is an independent streaming entertainment company, which engages in the marketing and distribution of movies, television, and other short form content managing a library of distribution rights. It operates through the Cinema Equipment Business, and Content and Entertainment Business (CEG) segments. The Cinema Equipment Business segment consists of non-recourse, financing vehicles, and administrators. The Content and Entertainment Business segment refers to ancillary market aggregation and distribution of entertainment content and the branded and over-the-top (OTT) digital network business providing entertainment channels and applications. The company was founded by A. Dale Mayo on March 31, 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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