Head to Head Review: Snail (SNAL) vs. Its Rivals

Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) is one of 425 publicly-traded companies in the “Prepackaged software” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Snail to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.4% of Snail shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of shares of all “Prepackaged software” companies are held by institutional investors. 75.7% of Snail shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of shares of all “Prepackaged software” companies are held 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Snail and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Snail	$60.90 million	-$9.09 million	-4.46
Snail Competitors	$1.78 billion	$268.67 million	3.38

Snail’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Snail. Snail 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Snail and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Snail	0	0	0	0	N/A
Snail Competitors	2079	13489	25970	680	2.60

As a group, “Prepackaged software” companies have a potential upside of 17.70%. Given Snail’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Snail has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Snail has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snail’s competitors have a beta of 1.38, suggesting that their average share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Snail and its competitors’ 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	-80.72%	-48.60%	-7.89%

Summary

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

About Snail

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.