Critical Contrast: Angel Studios (ANGX) and The Competition

Angel Studios (NYSE:ANGX) is one of 321 publicly-traded companies in the “Investment Offices” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Angel Studios to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.6% of Angel Studios shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of shares of all “Investment Offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Angel Studios shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of shares of all “Investment Offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Angel Studios and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Angel Studios	N/A	-1,729.27%	-76.32%
Angel Studios Competitors	697.12%	-3.34%	-1.94%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Angel Studios and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Angel Studios	$321.56 million	-$170.48 million	-4.10
Angel Studios Competitors	$61.49 million	-$160.87 million	-391.45

Angel Studios has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Angel Studios is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Angel Studios has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Angel Studios’ competitors have a beta of 0.41, meaning that their average share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Angel Studios and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Angel Studios	1	1	4	1	2.71
Angel Studios Competitors	335	86	129	2	1.63

Angel Studios presently has a consensus target price of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 168.29%. As a group, “Investment Offices” companies have a potential upside of 43.91%. Given Angel Studios’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Angel Studios is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Angel Studios beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Angel Studios Company Profile

Southport Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. It intends to identify business opportunities in the field of financial software space with a focus on mortgage and real estate verticals. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Del Mar, California.