BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) and Sycamore Entertainment Group (OTCMKTS:SEGI) Financial Comparison

Sycamore Entertainment Group (OTCMKTS:SEGI) and BuzzFeed (NASDAQ:BZFD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Sycamore Entertainment Group has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BuzzFeed has a beta of 3.42, indicating that its stock price is 242% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sycamore Entertainment Group and BuzzFeed”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sycamore Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BuzzFeed	$189.89 million	0.18	-$10.10 million	N/A	N/A

Sycamore Entertainment Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BuzzFeed.

Profitability

This table compares Sycamore Entertainment Group and BuzzFeed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sycamore Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
BuzzFeed	0.06%	-38.20%	-16.42%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sycamore Entertainment Group and BuzzFeed, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sycamore Entertainment Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
BuzzFeed	1	1	0	0	1.50

BuzzFeed has a consensus target price of $1.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.66%. Given BuzzFeed’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BuzzFeed is more favorable than Sycamore Entertainment Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.6% of BuzzFeed shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.5% of Sycamore Entertainment Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of BuzzFeed shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BuzzFeed beats Sycamore Entertainment Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sycamore Entertainment Group

Sycamore Entertainment Group, Inc., a diversified entertainment company, which specializes in the acquisition, marketing, and worldwide distribution of feature-length motion pictures. The company is based in Seattle, Washington.

About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed, Inc., a digital media company, distributes content across owned and operated, as well as third-party platforms. The company offers BuzzFeed, a go-to authority for entertainment, pop culture, and Internet with articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; BuzzFeed News, a pocket friendly newsroom; Tasty, a platform for food content; HuffPost, media platform for news, politics, opinion, entertainment, features, and lifestyle content. It also provides display, programmatic, and video advertising on its owned and operated sites and applications. BuzzFeed, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.