Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC – Get Free Report) and Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.9% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Omnicom Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Omnicom Group and Dolphin Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Omnicom Group | $17.27 billion | 1.29 | -$54.50 million | $1.16 | 69.86 |
| Dolphin Entertainment | $56.70 million | 0.22 | -$3.09 million | ($0.29) | -3.34 |
Dolphin Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Omnicom Group. Dolphin Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omnicom Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dolphin Entertainment has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Omnicom Group and Dolphin Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Omnicom Group | 1.74% | 24.73% | 5.15% |
| Dolphin Entertainment | -6.31% | -21.68% | -3.03% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Omnicom Group and Dolphin Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Omnicom Group | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.27 |
| Dolphin Entertainment | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Omnicom Group currently has a consensus price target of $98.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.85%. Given Omnicom Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Omnicom Group is more favorable than Dolphin Entertainment.
Summary
Omnicom Group beats Dolphin Entertainment on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Omnicom Group
Omnicom Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers advertising, marketing, and corporate communications services. It provides a range of services in the areas of advertising and media, precision marketing, commerce and branding, experiential, execution and support, public relations, and healthcare. The company's services include advertising, branding, content marketing, corporate social responsibility consulting, crisis communications, custom publishing, data analytics, database management, digital/direct marketing and post-production, digital transformation consulting, entertainment marketing, experiential marketing, field marketing, sales support, financial/corporate business-to-business advertising, graphic arts/digital imaging, healthcare marketing and communications, and instore design services. Its services also comprise interactive marketing, investor relations, marketing research, media planning and buying, retail media planning and buying, merchandising and point of sale, mobile marketing, multi-cultural marketing, non-profit marketing, organizational communications, package design, product placement, promotional marketing, public affairs, public relations, retail marketing, retail media and e-commerce, search engine marketing, shopper marketing, social media marketing, and sports and event marketing services. It operates in the North and Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is based in New York, New York.
About Dolphin Entertainment
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent entertainment marketing and production company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Entertainment Publicity, and Marketing and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment provides diversified marketing services, including public relations, entertainment and hospitality content marketing, strategic communications, strategic marketing consulting, social media and influencer marketing, digital marketing, creative branding, talent publicity, and entertainment marketing services, as well as produces promotional video content. The Content Production segment produces and distributes feature films and digital content. In addition, it offers strategic marketing and publicity services to individuals and corporates in the entertainment, hospitality, and music industries; and marketing direction, public relations counsel, and media strategy for video game publishers, as well as eSports leagues and other entities in the gaming industry. The company was formerly known as Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. and changed its name to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. in July 2017. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
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