Financial Analysis: Grindr (GRND) versus The Competition

Grindr (NYSE:GRND) is one of 111 publicly-traded companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Grindr to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Grindr has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grindr’s peers have a beta of 1.31, indicating that their average share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Grindr and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grindr	0	0	1	0	3.00
Grindr Competitors	1022	4382	10116	287	2.61

As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 10.29%. Given Grindr’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Grindr is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.2% of Grindr shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by institutional investors. 78.2% of Grindr shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Grindr and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grindr	$259.69 million	-$55.77 million	-31.66
Grindr Competitors	$9.06 billion	$1.98 billion	61.75

Grindr’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Grindr. Grindr 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grindr	-21.48%	101.02%	1.18%
Grindr Competitors	-152.53%	-41.90%	-8.75%

Summary

Grindr beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Grindr Company Profile

Grindr Inc. operates social network platform for the LGBTQ community. Its platform enables gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people to find and engage with each other, share content and experiences, and express themselves. It offers ad-supported service and a premium subscription version; and manages Blendr, a dating service application. Grindr Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, California.