Head-To-Head Survey: Grindr (GRND) and Its Rivals

Grindr (NYSE:GRND) is one of 111 publicly-traded companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Grindr to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Grindr and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grindr	0	0	1	0	3.00
Grindr Competitors	1022	4382	10116	287	2.61

As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 10.29%. Given Grindr’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Grindr is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grindr	-21.48%	101.02%	1.18%
Grindr Competitors	-152.53%	-41.90%	-8.75%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Grindr and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grindr	$259.69 million	-$55.77 million	-31.66
Grindr Competitors	$9.06 billion	$1.98 billion	61.75

Grindr’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Grindr. Grindr 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

7.2% of Grindr shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by institutional investors. 78.2% of Grindr shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Grindr has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grindr’s rivals have a beta of 1.31, meaning that their average share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Grindr beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Grindr Company Profile

Grindr Inc. operates social network platform for the LGBTQ community. Its platform enables gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people to find and engage with each other, share content and experiences, and express themselves. It offers ad-supported service and a premium subscription version; and manages Blendr, a dating service application. Grindr Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, California.