Critical Contrast: Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) vs. Harrison Global (NASDAQ:BLMZ)

Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) and Harrison Global (NASDAQ:BLMZ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Sinclair and Harrison Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sinclair	1	2	2	0	2.20
Harrison Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sinclair currently has a consensus price target of $18.75, suggesting a potential upside of 27.38%. Given Sinclair’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sinclair is more favorable than Harrison Global.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.7% of Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. 46.6% of Sinclair shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Sinclair has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harrison Global has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sinclair and Harrison Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sinclair	1.44%	12.51%	0.83%
Harrison Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sinclair and Harrison Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sinclair	$3.48 billion	0.29	$310.00 million	$0.83	17.73
Harrison Global	$1.47 million	1.90	-$1.48 million	N/A	N/A

Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than Harrison Global.

Summary

Sinclair beats Harrison Global on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc., a media company, provides content on local television stations and digital platforms in the United States. It operates through two segments, Local Media and Tennis. The Local Media segment operates broadcast television stations, original networks, and content; provides free-over-the-air programming and live local sporting events on its stations; distributes its content to multi-channel video programming distributors in exchange for contractual fees; and produces local and original news programs. This segment operates The Nest, a free over-the-air national broadcast TV network; Comet, a science fiction network; CHARGE!, an adventure and action-based network; and TBD, a multiscreen TV network. The Tennis segment offers Tennis Channel, a cable network which includes coverage of tennis' top tournaments and original professional sports, and tennis lifestyle shows; Tennis Channel International streaming service; Tennis Channel Plus streaming service; T2 FAST, a 24-hours a day free ad-supported streaming television channel; and Tennis.com and Pickleballtv. It also provides digital and internet solutions; and technical services, including the design and manufacture of broadcast systems. The company distributes its content through broadcast platforms and third-party platforms that consist of programming provided by third-party networks and syndicators, local news, and other original programming. Sinclair, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

About Harrison Global

BloomZ, Inc. is an audio producing and voice actor managing company. It offers audio production and voice acting educational services. It operates through audio production, VTuber management and voice actor workshop business lines. The Audio Production business provides audio production services for animations and video games. The VTuber Management business includes a virtual animated character with motion-capture technology. The Voice Actor Workshop business offers professional and practical voice acting educational services. The company was founded by Kazusa Esaki on October 17, 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.