Analyzing Slam (SLAM) and Its Rivals

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

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Slam	N/A	$4.59 million	101.27
Slam Competitors	$2.60 billion	-$289.90 million	9.76

Slam’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Slam. Slam 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.

Profitability

This table compares Slam and its competitors’ 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%

Risk and Volatility

Slam has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Slam’s competitors have a beta of -14.81, meaning that their average stock price is 1,581% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Slam and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Slam	0	0	0	0	N/A
Slam Competitors	125	279	451	17	2.41

As a group, “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 40.07%. Given Slam’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Slam has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Slam beats its competitors 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.