Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXAV) and DHX Media (NASDAQ:DHXM) are both cyclical consumer goods & services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Twenty-First Century Fox and DHX Media, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Twenty-First Century Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| DHX Media | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
DHX Media has a consensus target price of $9.13, suggesting a potential upside of 70.56%. Given DHX Media’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DHX Media is more favorable than Twenty-First Century Fox.
Profitability
This table compares Twenty-First Century Fox and DHX Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Twenty-First Century Fox | 11.66% | 22.16% | 7.08% |
| DHX Media | 4.46% | 5.05% | 1.91% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Twenty-First Century Fox and DHX Media’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Twenty-First Century Fox | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| DHX Media | $225.54 million | 3.18 | $50.78 million | $0.07 | 76.43 |
DHX Media has higher revenue and earnings than Twenty-First Century Fox.
Dividends
DHX Media pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Twenty-First Century Fox does not pay a dividend. DHX Media pays out 85.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Twenty-First Century Fox Company Profile
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. is a media and entertainment company. The Company’s segments include Cable Network Programming; Television; Filmed Entertainment, and Other, Corporate and Eliminations. The Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news, business news, sports, general entertainment, factual entertainment and movie programming for distribution. The Television segment is engaged in the operation of broadcast television stations and the broadcasting of network programming in the United States. The Filmed Entertainment segment is engaged in the production and acquisition of live-action and animated motion pictures for distribution and licensing in all formats in all entertainment media, and the production and licensing of television programming around the world. The Other, Corporate and Eliminations segment consists primarily of corporate overhead and eliminations, and other businesses.
DHX Media Company Profile
DHX Media Ltd is a Canada-based creator, producer, distributor, licensor and broadcaster of kids and family television and film productions. The Company develops, produces and distributes films and television programs for the domestic and international market, broadcasts films and television programs for the domestic markets, as well, the Company manages copyrights, licensing and brands for third parties. It operates through three segments being: Content Business, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group Ltd. (CPLG) and 8504601 Canada Inc. (DHX Television). The Content Business segment includes production, distribution and merchandising operations. The CPLG segment manages copyrights, licensing and brands for third parties. It has five business lines: production (including production service); library and distribution (including digital distribution) of its third party acquired titles; television broadcasting; merchandising and licensing, and new media and interactive.
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