Critical Contrast: Slam (SLAM) and Its Peers

Slam (NASDAQ:SLAM) is one of 33 publicly-traded companies in the “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Slam to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.3% of Slam shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of shares of all “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Slam shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of shares of all “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Slam and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Slam	0	0	0	0	N/A
Slam Competitors	123	278	451	17	2.42

As a group, “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 36.30%. Given Slam’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Slam has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Slam has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Slam’s peers have a beta of -14.68, indicating that their average stock price is 1,568% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Slam and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Slam	N/A	$4.59 million	100.91
Slam Competitors	$2.61 billion	-$290.06 million	9.88

Slam’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Slam. Slam is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Slam and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Slam	N/A	-11.70%	2.36%
Slam Competitors	-488.40%	-75.93%	-6.69%

Summary

Slam beats its peers on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

About Slam

Slam Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.