Comparing Earthworks Entertainment (OTCMKTS:EWKS) & Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV)

Earthworks Entertainment (OTCMKTS:EWKS) and Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Earthworks Entertainment and Hilton Grand Vacations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Earthworks Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hilton Grand Vacations	1.14%	9.71%	1.53%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Earthworks Entertainment and Hilton Grand Vacations”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Earthworks Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hilton Grand Vacations	$4.98 billion	0.78	$47.00 million	$0.55	79.09

Hilton Grand Vacations has higher revenue and earnings than Earthworks Entertainment.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Earthworks Entertainment and Hilton Grand Vacations, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Earthworks Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hilton Grand Vacations	1	2	5	0	2.50

Hilton Grand Vacations has a consensus target price of $53.29, indicating a potential upside of 22.50%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hilton Grand Vacations is more favorable than Earthworks Entertainment.

Summary

Hilton Grand Vacations beats Earthworks Entertainment on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Earthworks Entertainment

Earthworks Entertainment, Inc., a development stage company, engages in the creation, co-production, marketing, and distribution of children’s and family-oriented entertainment properties. It markets its properties through multiplatform Earthworks Entertainment, Inc., a development stage company, engages in the creation, co-production, marketing, and distribution of children’s and family-oriented entertainment properties. It markets its properties through multiplatform market categories, including television, home video, merchandise licensing, electronic and video games, and book and music publishing. The company also forms teaming agreements with outside companies for the co-operative marketing of entertainment properties. Earthworks Entertainment owns marketing rights to nine family-oriented entertainment properties, which include Z-Force, an action adventure property; Nine Dog Christmas, a music-driven holiday property; Big Dogs, the big attitude character brand; Little Suzy’s Zoo, the preschool and baby character brand; Corneil & Bernie; The Plonsters, the clay animation television series; The Little Reindeer, an animated Christmas special; 64 Zoo Lane, the animated children’s series; and Kiddo the Super Truck, a theatrical quality computer animated property. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Addison, Texas.

About Hilton Grand Vacations

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., a timeshare company, develops, markets, sells, manages, and operates the resorts, plans and ancillary reservation services under the Hilton Grand Vacations brand. It operates through Real Estate Sales and Financing, and Resort Operations and Club Management segments. Real Estate Sales and Financing segment market and sells the VOIs, and source VOIs through fee-for-service agreements with third-party developers; and provides consumer financing and services loans. Resort Operations and Club Management segment manages and operates the clubs which offers exchange, leisure travel, and reservation services, as well as engages in the rental of inventory made available due to ownership exchanges through its club programs, and provides ancillary services including food and beverage, retail and spa at timeshare properties. Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.