ANGX vs IMAX vs VSNT Stock Comparison

Angel Studios, Imax and Versant Media Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANGX Angel Studios, Inc.
$3.88 -19.2% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$706.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$413.29M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
1 win
IMAX Imax Corp
$52.49 -6.4% 1M +62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
67.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Versant Media leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Versant Media 5, Imax 3, Angel Studios 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANGXIMAXVSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $706.54M $2.77B $4.35B VSNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 67.6x 20.6x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.9x 7.2x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +121.9% +14.8% — ANGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.5% 9.8% — IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.8x — IMAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.0% +62.9% — IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.0% 42.8% 41.4% VSNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 62/100 65/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

ANGXIMAXVSNT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisANGXIMAXVSNT
Valuation 10 #111 of 123 38 #126 of 203 81 #11 of 53
Growth 20 #86 of 107 92 #16 of 188 –
Profitability 16 #88 of 105 82 #33 of 183 –
Financial Health 17 #109 of 131 83 #37 of 217 83 #11 of 61
Shareholder Returns 8 #68 of 74 15 #131 of 153 32 #18 of 26
Overall 14 62 65
  • ANGX ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodANGXIMAXVSNTSPY
1 month -19.2%-6.4%-5.9% -0.2%
3 months -5.1%+11.0%-17.2% +3.9%
6 months +60.3%+42.0%-21.2% +8.2%
Year to date -16.9%+42.0%-31.4% +12.9%
1 year -42.0%+62.9%— +12.3%
3 years —+192.6%— +87.4%
3 years, per year —+43.1%— +23.3%
5 years —+161.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+21.2%— +10.9%
10 years —+72.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANGXIMAXVSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.0%42.8%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.7%35.9%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.610.130.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.491.47— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.4%-42.3%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-6.9%-35.0% -1.2%
52-week high $6.69$56.35$47.45 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$32.22$27.42 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleANGXIMAXVSNT
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 16.8x 70.5xmedian 25.2x 20.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 6.9xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.7x 18.6xmedian 14.0x —median 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 9.2x 22.7xmedian 21.7x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median -24.4xmedian 1.6x 6.4xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.29 0.65median 1.32 —median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsANGXIMAXVSNT
Revenue $413.29M $416.08M –
Gross profit $239.44M $248.12M –
Operating income -$130.14M $83.87M –
Net income -$154.81M $47.12M –
Free cash flow -$44.73M $126.59M –
R&D $16.50M $6.42M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $0.72 –
Cash & equivalents $48.04M $159.92M $1.48B
Total debt $74.36M $38.84M $2.95B
Shares (diluted) 184.24M 56.57M 141.30M
Enterprise value $512.22M $2.17B $4.35B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricANGXIMAXVSNT
P/E -4.6x 70.5x 20.6x
P/FCF -16.0x 22.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -16.2x 21.7x –
P/S 1.7x 6.9x 2.6x
P/B -24.4x 6.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -22.6x 6.9x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x 18.6x –
EV/EBIT -5.7x 32.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 6.6x –
EV/FCF -16.6x 21.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -16.8x 20.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANGXIMAXVSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 121.9% 14.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 102.3% 20.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.7% 39.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -357.9% 42.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% 10.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -186.0% 79.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% 21.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.9% 107.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% 72.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -108.3% 40.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.1% 88.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -109.0% 44.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANGXIMAXVSNT
Gross margin 57.9% 59.6% –
EBITDA margin -27.3% 35.7% –
Operating margin -31.5% 20.2% –
Pretax margin -37.5% 15.0% –
Net margin -37.5% 9.8% –
FCF margin -10.8% 30.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -10.7% 31.9% –
Return on equity – 10.7% –
Return on assets -69.1% 5.2% –
Return on invested capital – 13.2% –
Return on capital employed -412.5% – –
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 6.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANGXIMAXVSNT
Debt / assets 31.6% 4.2% 23.2%
Debt / equity -2.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.8x –
Debt / FCF -1.7x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 112.5% 51.0% 35.4%
Equity / assets -12.5% 49.0% 64.6%
Interest coverage -7.8x 11.2x –
Current ratio 0.7x – 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.2x
Altman Z-score -0.45 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANGXIMAXVSNT
Dividend yield – – 3.7%
Net buyback yield -14.0% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield -14.0% -0.6% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusANGXIMAXVSNT
Forward P/E – 22.9xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2026 $2.29FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +57.9%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.4% +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $530.29MFY2026 $497.98MFY2026 $6.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.9%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% -5.7% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANGXIMAXVSNT
Held by institutions 23.0% 91.5% 86.7%
Institutions holding 139 257 792
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.4% +4.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying 75 144 302
Institutions selling 15 69 311
Buyers to sellers 5.00 2.09 0.97

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ANGXIMAXVSNT
ANGX 1.00 0.12 0.15
IMAX 0.12 1.00 0.13
VSNT 0.15 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANGX, IMAX and VSNT?

Versant Media (VSNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Angel Studios (ANGX) $706.54M, Imax (IMAX) $2.77B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANGX, IMAX and VSNT?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Angel Studios (ANGX) -4.6x, Imax (IMAX) 67.6x, Versant Media (VSNT) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Versant Media (VSNT) is cheapest (Imax (IMAX) 22.9x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Angel Studios (ANGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Angel Studios (ANGX) +121.9%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Angel Studios (ANGX) -37.5%, Imax (IMAX) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Imax (IMAX) returned the most: Angel Studios (ANGX) -42.0%, Imax (IMAX) +62.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Versant Media (VSNT) has been the steadiest (Angel Studios (ANGX) 86.0%, Imax (IMAX) 42.8%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANGX, IMAX and VSNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Versant Media (VSNT) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.