Universal Media Group (UMGP) vs. Its Peers Financial Analysis

Universal Media Group (OTCMKTS:UMGP) is one of 226 publicly-traded companies in the “Surgical & medical instruments” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Universal Media Group to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.4% of shares of all “Surgical & medical instruments” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of shares of all “Surgical & medical instruments” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Universal Media Group has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Media Group’s peers have a beta of 0.51, meaning that their average stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Universal Media Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Media Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Universal Media Group Competitors	-578.37%	-140.27%	-25.88%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Universal Media Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Media Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Universal Media Group Competitors	1663	4407	8446	251	2.49

As a group, “Surgical & medical instruments” companies have a potential upside of 17.96%. Given Universal Media Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Media Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Universal Media Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Media Group	$30,000.00	-$350,000.00	-7.00
Universal Media Group Competitors	$871.09 million	$47.37 million	-4.94

Universal Media Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Universal Media Group. Universal Media Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Universal Media Group peers beat Universal Media Group on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

Universal Media Group Company Profile

Universal Media Group Inc., a media company, produces and distributes media content worldwide. It produces On The Mike, a TV show that primarily include celebrity interviews, music concerts, and other events. The company was formerly known as Dalton Industries Inc. and changed its name to Universal Media Group Inc. in January 2016. Universal Media Group Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.