Gaia (GAIA) & The Competition Head to Head Comparison
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyGaia (NASDAQ:GAIA – Get Free Report) is one of 184 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Gaia to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Gaia and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gaia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gaia Competitors | 1870 | 4494 | 9601 | 255 | 2.51 |
As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 21.55%. Given Gaia’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gaia has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Gaia and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gaia | $98.95 million | -$4.49 million | -6.04 |
| Gaia Competitors | $4.10 billion | $73.91 million | 14.38 |
Gaia’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Gaia. Gaia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
40.5% of Gaia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Gaia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Gaia and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gaia | -6.08% | -5.82% | -3.85% |
| Gaia Competitors | 10.24% | -21.31% | -2.54% |
Risk and Volatility
Gaia has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaia’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Gaia competitors beat Gaia on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
About Gaia
Gaia, Inc. operates a digital video subscription service and online community for underserved member base in the United States, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company has a digital content library with various titles in Spanish, German, and French languages available to its subscribers on internet connected devices. Its network includes Yoga channel, which provides access to streaming yoga, Eastern arts, and other movement based classes; Transformation channel that offers content in the areas of spiritual growth, personal development, and expanded consciousness; Alternative Healing channel, which features content focused on food and nutrition, holistic healing, alternative and integrative medicines, and longevity; and Seeking Truth channel that provides access to interviews and presentations in the ancient wisdom and metaphysics genre. The company was formerly known as Gaiam, Inc. and changed its name to Gaia, Inc. in July 2016. Gaia, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.