Snail (SNAL) versus The Competition Head to Head Comparison

Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) is one of 439 publicly-traded companies in the “Prepackaged software” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Snail to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Snail has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snail’s peers have a beta of 1.41, suggesting that their average stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Snail and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Snail	$60.90 million	-$9.09 million	-4.50
Snail Competitors	$2.13 billion	$277.31 million	18.65

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Snail and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Snail	0	0	0	0	N/A
Snail Competitors	2148	14105	28495	745	2.61

As a group, “Prepackaged software” companies have a potential upside of 15.75%. Given Snail’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Snail has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Snail and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Snail	-5.84%	-104.80%	-5.10%
Snail Competitors	-78.00%	-45.95%	-7.85%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Snail shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Prepackaged software” companies are held by institutional investors. 75.7% of Snail shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of shares of all “Prepackaged software” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Snail peers beat Snail on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

Snail Company Profile

Snail, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, researches, develops, markets, publishes, and distributes interactive digital entertainment for consumers worldwide. It offers games, content, and support for various platforms, including game consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets. Snail, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Culver City, California. Snail, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Olive Wood Global Development Limited.