Head to Head Survey: Slam (SLAM) vs. Its Rivals

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.3% of Slam shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% 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, 27.9% of shares of all “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Volatility and Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Slam and its rivals, as reported 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 39.83%. Given Slam’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Slam has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Slam	N/A	$4.59 million	101.00
Slam Competitors	$2.60 billion	-$290.06 million	10.39

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.

Summary

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

Slam Company Profile

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.