Contrasting Lionsgate Studios (NYSE:LION) and Beamr Imaging (NASDAQ:BMR)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lionsgate Studios	-6.19%	N/A	-1.86%
Beamr Imaging	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Lionsgate Studios has a beta of -0.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beamr Imaging has a beta of 3.68, meaning that its stock price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.7% of Beamr Imaging shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Lionsgate Studios shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Beamr Imaging shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lionsgate Studios and Beamr Imaging”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lionsgate Studios	$3.20 billion	0.62	-$125.30 million	($0.67)	-10.19
Beamr Imaging	$3.13 million	12.42	-$3.35 million	N/A	N/A

Beamr Imaging has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lionsgate Studios.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lionsgate Studios and Beamr Imaging, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lionsgate Studios	0	4	7	2	2.85
Beamr Imaging	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lionsgate Studios presently has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.11%. Given Lionsgate Studios’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lionsgate Studios is more favorable than Beamr Imaging.

About Lionsgate Studios

Lionsgate Studios Corp. engages in the provision of motion picture and studio operations that bring a varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

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.