Reviewing Snail (SNAL) & Its Peers

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Snail shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 66.8% of Snail shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Snail and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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.

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 and Volatility

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Snail and its peers top-line 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.

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.