Reviewing GCL Global (GCL) and Its Rivals

GCL Global (NASDAQ:GCL) is one of 66 publicly-traded companies in the “GAMING” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare GCL Global to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.6% of GCL Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of GCL Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for GCL Global and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCL Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
GCL Global Competitors	512	2524	5359	160	2.60

As a group, “GAMING” companies have a potential upside of 25.48%. Given GCL Global’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GCL Global has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GCL Global and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCL Global	$142.07 million	$5.59 million	-85.50
GCL Global Competitors	$2.66 billion	$19.42 million	13.22

GCL Global’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than GCL Global. GCL Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

GCL Global has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCL Global’s rivals have a beta of 1.62, suggesting that their average stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares GCL Global and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCL Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCL Global Competitors	-125.01%	-63.17%	-2.07%

Summary

GCL Global rivals beat GCL Global on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

GCL Global Company Profile

GCL Global Holdings Ltd. unites people through immersive games and entertainment experiences, enabling creators to deliver engaging content and fun gameplay experiences to gaming communities worldwide with a strategic focus on the rapidly expanding Asian gaming market.

Drawing on a deep understanding of gaming trends and market dynamics, GCL Group leverages its diverse portfolio of digital and physical content to bridge cultures and audiences by introducing Asian-developed IP to a global audience across consoles, PCs, and streaming platforms.