Head-To-Head Review: Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) and WildBrain (OTCMKTS:WLDBF)

WildBrain (OTCMKTS:WLDBF) and Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.0% of Sphere Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of Sphere Entertainment shares are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for WildBrain and Sphere Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WildBrain	0	1	0	0	2.00
Sphere Entertainment	0	2	11	0	2.85

Sphere Entertainment has a consensus target price of $163.38, indicating a potential upside of 2.40%. Given Sphere Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sphere Entertainment is more favorable than WildBrain.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares WildBrain and Sphere Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WildBrain	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sphere Entertainment	$1.22 billion	4.64	$33.40 million	($2.68)	-59.54

Sphere Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than WildBrain.

Profitability

This table compares WildBrain and Sphere Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WildBrain	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sphere Entertainment	-6.19%	-1.38%	-0.74%

Summary

Sphere Entertainment beats WildBrain on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WildBrain

WildBrain Ltd. develops, produces, and distributes films and television programs in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Content and Canadian Television Broadcasting. It focuses on children's and family content, including animated series; provides content production and distribution services; and operates children's ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) channels on YouTube and other AVOD platforms. The company also licenses rights of new proprietary series or pre-sells shows that are in development to individual streaming services, broadcasters, and other media platforms; and re-licenses rights of existing series in the library or packages of programs of its own proprietary titles, as well as third-party produced titles. In addition, it holds broadcast licenses for Family Channel, Family Jr., Télémagino, and WildBrain TV television channels; and operates as entertainment, sport, and brand licensing agency for the company's own and third party brands. Further, the company licenses its brands, such as Peanuts, Strawberry Shortcake, Chip and Potato, Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Johnny Test, In the Night Garden, Mattel on Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, Little People, Polly Pocket, Degrassi, and Inspector Gadget, as well as publishing, music rights, and live tours. Additionally, it offers its films and television programs for streaming services; and conventional and specialty terrestrial and cable/satellite television broadcasters, as well as for other media platforms and digital providers. The company was formerly known as DHX Media Ltd. and changed its name to WildBrain Ltd. in December 2019. WildBrain Ltd. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Sphere Entertainment

Sphere Entertainment Co. engages in the entertainment business. It produces, presents, or hosts various live entertainment events, including concerts, family shows, and special events, as well as sporting events, such as professional boxing, college basketball and hockey, professional bull riding, mixed martial arts, and esports and wrestling in its venues, including The Garden, Hulu Theater, Radio City Music Hall, and the Beacon Theatre in New York City; and The Chicago Theatre. The company also operates entertainment dining and nightlife venues markets under the Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Beauty & Essex, Cathédrale, Hakkasan, and Omnia brand names. The company was formerly known as Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and changed its name to Sphere Entertainment Co. in April 2023. Sphere Entertainment Co. was founded in 2006 and is based in New York, New York.