Entravision Communications (EVC) versus Its Peers Critical Survey

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) is one of 257 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Entravision Communications to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Entravision Communications has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entravision Communications’ peers have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Entravision Communications	$447.59 million	-$79.17 million	-154.90
Entravision Communications Competitors	$2.97 billion	$35.12 million	-0.10

Entravision Communications’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Entravision Communications. Entravision Communications 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

69.5% of Entravision Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of Entravision Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Entravision Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Entravision Communications pays out -333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Media” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.3% and pay out 98.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Entravision Communications and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entravision Communications	0	1	0	0	2.00
Entravision Communications Competitors	2328	6913	10767	490	2.46

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 28.35%. Given Entravision Communications’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Entravision Communications has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entravision Communications	0.62%	6.98%	1.17%
Entravision Communications Competitors	-18.35%	-47.68%	-4.81%

Summary

Entravision Communications peers beat Entravision Communications on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Entravision Communications

Entravision Communications Corporation operates as an advertising solutions, media, and technology company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Digital, Television, and Audio. It reaches and engages Hispanics in the United States. The company's portfolio encompasses integrated end-to-end advertising solutions, including digital, television, and audio properties. It also offers a suite of end-to-end digital advertising solutions, including digital commercial partnerships services; and Smadex, a programmatic ad purchasing platform that enables advertisers to purchase advertising electronically and manage data-driven advertising campaigns through online marketplaces. In addition, the company provides a mobile growth solution, such as managed services to advertisers to reach mobile device users; and digital advertising solutions for advertisers. Further, it owns and operates TelevisaUnivision-affiliated television stations. The company operates various television stations; radio stations; and Spanish-language radio stations. Entravision Communications Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.