Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) is one of 111 publicly-traded companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Skillz to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Skillz and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Skillz | $230.12 million | -$145.51 million | -52.39 |
| Skillz Competitors | $1.10 billion | $3.57 million | 20.26 |
Skillz’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Skillz. Skillz 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.
Profitability
This table compares Skillz and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Skillz | N/A | -52.30% | -14.25% |
| Skillz Competitors | -26.00% | -1,924.54% | -9.26% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Skillz and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Skillz | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Skillz Competitors | 614 | 2954 | 4474 | 87 | 2.50 |
Skillz presently has a consensus price target of $25.06, indicating a potential upside of 16.68%. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 19.87%. Given Skillz’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Skillz has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
50.8% of Skillz shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of Skillz shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Skillz rivals beat Skillz on 7 of the 12 factors compared.
About Skillz
Skillz Inc. operates a mobile games platform that connects players worldwide. Its platform hosts casual esports tournaments. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.