Reviewing Slam (SLAM) and Its Peers

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

Profitability

This table compares Slam and its rivals’ 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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Slam and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 38.70%. Given Slam’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Slam has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Slam has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Slam’s rivals have a beta of -14.80, suggesting that their average share price is 1,580% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.3% of Slam shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of shares of all “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Slam shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of shares of all “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Slam and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Slam	N/A	$4.59 million	101.09
Slam Competitors	$2.60 billion	-$289.90 million	9.55

Slam’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Slam. Slam is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Slam beats its rivals 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.