Critical Comparison: CFN Enterprises (CNFN) versus Its Rivals

CFN Enterprises (OTCMKTS:CNFN) is one of 95 public companies in the “Advertising Agencies” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare CFN Enterprises to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CFN Enterprises and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CFN Enterprises	$3.54 million	-$15.19 million	-1.77
CFN Enterprises Competitors	$1.64 billion	$83.95 million	248.84

CFN Enterprises’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than CFN Enterprises. CFN Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

CFN Enterprises has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CFN Enterprises’ rivals have a beta of 1.06, suggesting that their average share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.6% of shares of all “Advertising Agencies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 40.8% of CFN Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Advertising Agencies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CFN Enterprises and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CFN Enterprises	-115.89%	N/A	-76.49%
CFN Enterprises Competitors	-2.24%	-940.10%	-1.25%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for CFN Enterprises and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CFN Enterprises	0	0	0	0	N/A
CFN Enterprises Competitors	385	1733	2783	46	2.50

As a group, “Advertising Agencies” companies have a potential upside of 37.37%. Given CFN Enterprises’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CFN Enterprises has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

CFN Enterprises rivals beat CFN Enterprises on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

About CFN Enterprises

CFN Enterprises Inc. engages in the sponsored content and marketing business in the United States. The company sets up and manages compliant and turnkey ad campaigns, as well as runs sponsored content, including articles, press releases, videos, podcasts, advertisements and other media, email advertisements, and other marketing campaigns for public and private companies. It also operates various media platforms, including CannabisFN.com, CFNMediaNews.com, and other venues to educate and inform investors interested in the cannabis industry; and distributes content across various online platforms, such as the CannabisFN.com website, press releases, financial news syndicates, search engines, YouTube, iTunes, Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and others. In addition, the company is involved in the white label manufacturing and co-packing business; and cannabidiol manufacturing business. It serves cannabis, hemp, and wellness industries. The company was formerly known as Accelerize Inc. and changed its name to CFN Enterprises Inc. in October 2019. CFN Enterprises Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Whitefish, Montana.