GameSquare (GAME) vs. Its Competitors Head to Head Comparison

GameSquare (NASDAQ:GAME) is one of 66 public companies in the “GAMING” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare GameSquare to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GameSquare and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GameSquare	$96.20 million	-$48.75 million	-1.53
GameSquare Competitors	$2.65 billion	$25.51 million	15.29

GameSquare’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than GameSquare. GameSquare 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.

Risk & Volatility

GameSquare has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GameSquare’s peers have a beta of 2.43, meaning that their average share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GameSquare	-48.85%	-162.44%	-48.45%
GameSquare Competitors	-10.44%	-44.69%	-4.38%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for GameSquare and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GameSquare	0	0	3	1	3.25
GameSquare Competitors	404	2361	5130	143	2.62

GameSquare presently has a consensus target price of $3.67, indicating a potential upside of 58.73%. As a group, “GAMING” companies have a potential upside of 16.08%. Given GameSquare’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe GameSquare is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.3% of GameSquare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of GameSquare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

GameSquare peers beat GameSquare on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About GameSquare

GameSquare Holdings, Inc. operates as a vertically integrated digital media, entertainment, and technology company. Its platform to connect with gaming and youth culture audiences. The company’s end-to-end platform includes Code Red Esports Ltd., an esports talent agency; GCN, a digital media company focusing on the gaming and esports audience; Zoned, a gaming and lifestyle marketing agency; Complexity Gaming, a esports organization operating; Fourth Frame Studios, a creative production studio; and Mission Supply, a merchandise and consumer products business; Frankly Media, programmatic advertising, Stream Hatchet, live streaming analytics, and Sideqik a social influencer marketing platform. The company also engages in providing marketing and creative services, offering leading data and analytics solutions. The company was formerly known as Engine Gaming & Media, Inc. GameSquare Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.