Analyzing Beamr Imaging (NASDAQ:BMR) and Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS)

Beamr Imaging (NASDAQ:BMR) and Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Beamr Imaging and Cineverse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beamr Imaging	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cineverse	-16.67%	-27.40%	-13.94%

Risk & Volatility

Beamr Imaging has a beta of 3.84, suggesting that its stock price is 284% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cineverse has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Beamr Imaging and Cineverse”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beamr Imaging	$3.09 million	9.80	-$6.02 million	N/A	N/A
Cineverse	$78.18 million	0.70	$3.60 million	($0.53)	-4.85

Cineverse has higher revenue and earnings than Beamr Imaging.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.7% of Beamr Imaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Cineverse shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Cineverse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Beamr Imaging and Cineverse, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beamr Imaging	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cineverse	1	0	2	0	2.33

Cineverse has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 250.19%. Given Cineverse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cineverse is more favorable than Beamr Imaging.

Summary

Cineverse beats Beamr Imaging on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Beamr Imaging

Beamr Imaging Ltd. provides video encoding, transcoding, and optimization solutions in the United States, Israel, and internationally. It offers a suite of video compression software encoder solutions, including Beamr 4 H.264, Beamr 4X H.264 content adaptive, Beamr 5 HEVC, and Beamr 5X HEVC content adaptive encoders; Beamr JPEGmini photo optimization software solutions for reducing joint photographic experts group file sizes; and Beamr Silicon IP block, a hardware solution for integration into dedicated video encoding application-specific integrated circuits, graphics processing units, and application processors. The company serves tier one over-the-top platforms, content distributors, video streaming platforms, and Hollywood studios. The company was formerly known as I.C.V.T Ltd. and changed its name to Beamr Imaging Ltd. in January 2015. Beamr Imaging Ltd. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

About Cineverse

Cineverse Corp. operates as a streaming technology and entertainment company. The company operates in two segments, Cinema Equipment, and Content and Entertainment. It owns and operates streaming channels, through its proprietary technology platform. The company also delivers curated content through subscription video on demand (SVOD), dedicated ad-supported (AVOD), and ad-supported streaming linear (FAST) channels, as well as social video streaming services and audio podcasts; operates OTT streaming entertainment channels; and offers monitoring, billing, collection, and verification services. It entertains consumers worldwide by providing premium feature film and television programs, enthusiast streaming channels, and technology services. The company was formerly known as Cinedigm Corp. and changed its name to Cineverse Corp. in May 2023. Cineverse Corp. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in New York, New York.