Head to Head Review: SMC Entertainment (SMCE) and Its Rivals

SMC Entertainment (OTCMKTS:SMCE) is one of 135 public companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare SMC Entertainment to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

SMC Entertainment has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMC Entertainment’s peers have a beta of 1.09, meaning that their average stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SMC Entertainment	N/A	-8.75%	-235.79%
SMC Entertainment Competitors	-157.13%	-2,004.79%	-8.71%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SMC Entertainment and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMC Entertainment	N/A	-$1.56 million	-0.15
SMC Entertainment Competitors	$1.35 billion	$10.44 million	-6.58

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for SMC Entertainment and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMC Entertainment	0	0	0	0	N/A
SMC Entertainment Competitors	748	3956	5337	116	2.47

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 15.62%. Given SMC Entertainment’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SMC Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.0% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 41.2% of SMC Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SMC Entertainment peers beat SMC Entertainment on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About SMC Entertainment

SMC Entertainment, Inc. focuses on the acquisition and support of financial technology companies in the United States. The company develops and provides technology that combines artificial intelligence (AI) /machine learning (ML) driven Quantitative investing (IQ Engine) with AI-enabled wealth management tools; and offers IQ Engine, an AI driven contextual analyzer that creates a repository of various equity research. It markets a software-as-a-service (SaaS) proprietary platform for certified public accountants, financial institutions, and registered investment advisors. The company was formerly known as SMC Recordings, Inc. and changed its name to SMC Entertainment, Inc. in May 2011. SMC Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.