Head-To-Head Review: GCL Global (GCL) vs. Its Peers

GCL Global (NASDAQ:GCL) is one of 66 publicly-traded companies in the “GAMING” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare GCL Global to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

GCL Global has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCL Global’s competitors have a beta of 1.52, meaning that their average share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.6% of GCL Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are owned by institutional investors. 49.4% of GCL Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for GCL Global and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCL Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
GCL Global Competitors	545	2545	5409	162	2.60

As a group, “GAMING” companies have a potential upside of 27.57%. Given GCL Global’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GCL Global has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares GCL Global and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCL Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCL Global Competitors	-96.32%	-37.55%	-2.09%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GCL Global and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCL Global	$142.07 million	$5.59 million	-85.00
GCL Global Competitors	$2.59 billion	$19.44 million	8.04

GCL Global’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than GCL Global. GCL Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

GCL Global competitors beat GCL Global on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

GCL Global Company Profile

GCL Global Holdings Ltd. unites people through immersive games and entertainment experiences, enabling creators to deliver engaging content and fun gameplay experiences to gaming communities worldwide with a strategic focus on the rapidly expanding Asian gaming market.

Drawing on a deep understanding of gaming trends and market dynamics, GCL Group leverages its diverse portfolio of digital and physical content to bridge cultures and audiences by introducing Asian-developed IP to a global audience across consoles, PCs, and streaming platforms.