Grom Social Enterprises (GROM) and Its Rivals Financial Survey

Grom Social Enterprises (NASDAQ:GROM) is one of 114 publicly-traded 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 similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grom Social Enterprises and its rivals top-line 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	$9.02 billion	$1.93 billion	51.72

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations 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	1036	4420	10154	288	2.61

As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 16.76%. Given Grom Social Enterprises’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grom Social Enterprises has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.9% of Grom Social Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% 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, 16.8% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers 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	-154.86%	-42.17%	-8.83%

Risk & 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 1.39, meaning that their average stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Grom Social Enterprises

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.