fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) and Corus Entertainment (OTCMKTS:CJREF) Critical Analysis

fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) and Corus Entertainment (OTCMKTS:CJREF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

fuboTV has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corus Entertainment has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.3% of fuboTV shares are held by institutional investors. 74.3% of fuboTV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Corus Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares fuboTV and Corus Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
fuboTV	-0.90%	-5.52%	-0.99%
Corus Entertainment	-29.76%	N/A	-4.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for fuboTV and Corus Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
fuboTV	1	1	5	2	2.89
Corus Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00

fuboTV currently has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 54.55%. Given fuboTV’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe fuboTV is more favorable than Corus Entertainment.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares fuboTV and Corus Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
fuboTV	$377.20 million	0.83	-$18.87 million	($1.27)	-8.41
Corus Entertainment	$807.48 million	0.01	-$235.20 million	($1.10)	-0.02

fuboTV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Corus Entertainment. fuboTV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corus Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

fuboTV beats Corus Entertainment on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About fuboTV

fuboTV, Inc. engages in providing subscription to sports, news, and entertainment content. It offers its services through streaming devices and on television, mobile phones, tablets, and computers. The company was founded by David Gandler, Alberto Horihuela Suarez, and Sung Ho Choi on February 20, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Corus Entertainment

Corus Entertainment Inc., a media and content company, operates specialty and conventional television networks, and radio stations in Canada and internationally. It operates in two segments, Television and Radio. The Television segment consists of specialty television networks, conventional television stations, digital and streaming platforms, a social digital agency, and a social media creator network; and provides technology and media services. This segment also engages in the production and distribution of films and television programs; merchandise licensing and book publishing activities; and provision of advertising services, subscriptions, and the licensing of proprietary films and television programs, as well as production services. The Radio segment operates radio stations that include a network of news/talk radio stations, as well as classic hits, rock, country, and hot adult contemporary radio formats. The company produces and distributes children’s animated content and consumer products; owns Nelvana, Corus Studios, Aircraft Pictures, Kid Can Press, so.da, and Kin Community Canada, and Quay Media Services; and operates companion websites, digital and streaming platforms, and applications that are related to its brands. Corus Entertainment Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.