Comparing Harrison Global (NASDAQ:BLMZ) and Cineverse (NASDAQ:CNVS)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.2% of Cineverse shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Cineverse shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Cineverse has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harrison Global has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Cineverse and Harrison Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cineverse	1	0	1	0	2.00
Harrison Global	1	0	0	0	1.00

Cineverse presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 232.10%. Given Cineverse’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cineverse is more favorable than Harrison Global.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cineverse	3.89%	9.98%	4.53%
Harrison Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cineverse and Harrison Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cineverse	$80.17 million	0.65	$3.60 million	$0.08	33.88
Harrison Global	$182.15 million	0.01	-$1.48 million	N/A	N/A

Cineverse has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Harrison Global.

Summary

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

About Cineverse

Cineverse Corp. operates as a streaming technology and entertainment company. The company operates in two segments, Cinema Equipment, and Content and Entertainment. It owns and operates streaming channels, through its proprietary technology platform. The company also delivers curated content through subscription video on demand (SVOD), dedicated ad-supported (AVOD), and ad-supported streaming linear (FAST) channels, as well as social video streaming services and audio podcasts; operates OTT streaming entertainment channels; and offers monitoring, billing, collection, and verification services. It entertains consumers worldwide by providing premium feature film and television programs, enthusiast streaming channels, and technology services. The company was formerly known as Cinedigm Corp. and changed its name to Cineverse Corp. in May 2023. Cineverse Corp. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in New York, New York.

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.