Head-To-Head Review: Slam (SLAM) versus The Competition

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

Profitability

This table compares Slam and its rivals’ 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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Slam and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Slam has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Slam and its rivals top-line 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 rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Slam. Slam is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Slam beats its rivals 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.