Financial Analysis: Cango (NYSE:CANG) versus Bright Mountain Media (OTCMKTS:BMTM)

Cango (NYSE:CANGGet Free Report) and Bright Mountain Media (OTCMKTS:BMTMGet Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cango and Bright Mountain Media”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Cango $110.21 million 3.93 $41.07 million ($2.88) -1.45
Bright Mountain Media $56.68 million 0.12 -$17.02 million ($0.08) -0.49

Cango has higher revenue and earnings than Bright Mountain Media. Cango is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Mountain Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Cango and Bright Mountain Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cango -80.60% -2.37% -1.54%
Bright Mountain Media -23.61% N/A -35.85%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.2% of Cango shares are held by institutional investors. 29.1% of Cango shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.6% of Bright Mountain Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Cango has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Mountain Media has a beta of 110.68, suggesting that its share price is 10,968% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Cango and Bright Mountain Media, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cango 1 0 1 0 2.00
Bright Mountain Media 0 0 0 0 0.00

Cango presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 91.85%. Given Cango’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cango is more favorable than Bright Mountain Media.

Summary

Cango beats Bright Mountain Media on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cango

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Cango Inc. operates an automotive transaction service platform that connects dealers, original equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, car buyers, insurance brokers, and companies in the People's Republic of China. The company offers automobile trading solutions comprising car sourcing, transaction facilitation, logistics, and warehousing support for dealers through Cango Haoche app that offers new car transaction services, and Cango U-Car app that offers used-car transaction services. It also provides automotive financing facilitation services that include facilitating financing transactions from financial institutions to car buyers, which comprises credit origination, credit assessment, credit servicing, and delinquent asset management services; facilitating financing transactions of car purchases for car buyers; and after-market services to car buyers, which includes facilitating the sale of insurance policies from insurance brokers or companies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Bright Mountain Media

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Bright Mountain Media, Inc. provides an end-to-end digital media and advertising services platform that connects brands with targeted consumer demographics in the United States and Israel. It focuses on digital publishing comprising websites, including Mom.com, Cafemom.com, LittleThings.com, and MamasLatinas.com; and advertising technology, consumer insights, creative, and media services. The company serves advertisers, advertising agencies and advertising service organizations. The company was formerly known as Bright Mountain Acquisition Corporation and changed its name to Bright Mountain Media, Inc. in December 2015. Bright Mountain Media, Inc. is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

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