Idw Media (OTCMKTS:IDWM – Get Free Report) and FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.4% of Idw Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of FOX shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of Idw Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of FOX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Idw Media and FOX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Idw Media | -7.66% | -9.44% | -8.12% |
| FOX | 12.35% | 18.61% | 9.60% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Idw Media | $26.47 million | 0.38 | -$1.39 million | ($217.98) | -0.16 |
| FOX | $16.30 billion | 1.80 | $2.26 billion | $4.45 | 14.82 |
FOX has higher revenue and earnings than Idw Media. Idw Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Idw Media and FOX, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Idw Media | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| FOX | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2.68 |
FOX has a consensus price target of $69.94, suggesting a potential upside of 6.01%. Given FOX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FOX is more favorable than Idw Media.
Risk & Volatility
Idw Media has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FOX has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
FOX beats Idw Media on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Idw Media
IDW Media Holdings, Inc., a diversified media company, engages in the publishing and television entertainment businesses worldwide. It operates through IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment segments. The IDW Publishing segment publishes comic books, graphic novels, and digital content through its imprints IDW, Top Shelf Productions, and Artist’s Editions. The IDW Entertainment segment develops, produces, and distributes content in various formats, including film and television. The company was formerly known as CTM Media Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to IDW Media Holdings, Inc. in July 2015. IDW Media Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
About FOX
Fox Corporation operates as a news, sports, and entertainment company in the United States (U.S.). The company operates through four segments: Cable Network Programming, Television, Credible, and The FOX Studio Lot. The Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news and sports content for distribution through traditional cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators and telecommunication companies, virtual multi-channel video programming distributors, and other digital platforms primarily in the U.S. Television segment produces, acquires, markets, and distributes programming through the FOX broadcast network, advertising supported video-on-demand service Tubi, and operates power broadcast television stations including duopolies and other digital platform; and produces content for third parties. The Credible segment engages in the consumer finance marketplace. The FOX Studio Lot segment provides television and film production services along with office space, studio operation services and includes all operations of the facility. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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