Financial Contrast: Grom Social Enterprises (GROM) versus Its Peers

Grom Social Enterprises (NASDAQ:GROM) is one of 113 public companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Grom Social Enterprises to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Grom Social Enterprises has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grom Social Enterprises’ rivals have a beta of 1.41, meaning that their average stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grom Social Enterprises and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grom Social Enterprises	$4.04 million	-$12.53 million	-0.03
Grom Social Enterprises Competitors	$17.48 billion	$1.94 billion	46.07

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.9% of Grom Social Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Grom Social Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Grom Social Enterprises and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grom Social Enterprises	-309.92%	-71.55%	-57.60%
Grom Social Enterprises Competitors	-154.42%	-41.85%	-8.75%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Grom Social Enterprises and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grom Social Enterprises	0	0	0	0	N/A
Grom Social Enterprises Competitors	1026	4395	10114	288	2.61

As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 15.26%. Given Grom Social Enterprises’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grom Social Enterprises has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Grom Social Enterprises rivals beat Grom Social Enterprises on 9 of the 10 factors compared.

Grom Social Enterprises Company Profile

Grom Social Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a media, technology, and entertainment company that focuses on delivering content in the United States. The company operates a social media network for children under the age of 13 years. It also produces animated films and televisions series; and provides web filtering services to schools and government agencies, as well as acquires, develops, and builds commercial potential of kids and family entertainment properties and associated business opportunities. Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.