CAST vs MSN vs OWLT Stock Comparison

FreeCast, Emerson Radio and Owlet Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.17 -1.7% 1M
Market cap
$54.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win
MSN Emerson Radio Corp
$0.32 -25.6% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.69M
Div. yield
–
Consumer Electronics Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
OWLT Owlet, Inc.
$4.20 -16.7% 1M -54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$121.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$114.86M
Div. yield
–
Consumer Electronics Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Emerson Radio leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Radio 4, Owlet 3, FreeCast 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASTMSNOWLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.89M $6.73M $121.02M OWLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x -1.8x -9.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -44.6% +28.2% OWLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,832.2% -65.5% -11.2% OWLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 2.8x CAST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -36.5% -54.8% MSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -23.0%/yr -39.2%/yr MSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 281.5% 62.4% 85.7% MSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 37/100 32/100 MSN

Percentile Scorecard

CASTMSNOWLT

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

AxisCASTMSNOWLT
Valuation 1 #165 of 167 44 #24 of 42 2 #41 of 42
Growth – 7 #39 of 42 100 #1 of 42
Profitability 6 #144 of 153 3 #39 of 40 18 #33 of 40
Financial Health 26 #133 of 179 93 #4 of 44 42 #26 of 44
Shareholder Returns 5 #89 of 94 – 0 #28 of 28
Overall 10 37 32
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MSN ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • OWLT ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASTMSNOWLTSPY
1 month -1.7%-25.6%-16.7% -0.2%
3 months -31.2%-17.9%-18.9% +3.9%
6 months -51.2%-25.8%-17.3% +8.2%
Year to date —-15.8%-74.1% +12.9%
1 year —-36.5%-54.8% +12.3%
3 years —-42.9%+3.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-17.0%+1.2% +23.3%
5 years —-72.9%-91.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-23.0%-39.2% +10.9%
10 years —-66.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-10.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCASTMSNOWLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 281.5%62.4%85.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 206.7%65.3%94.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.310.202.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.58-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-75.6%-96.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -88.1%-39.6%-74.6% -1.2%
52-week high $9.84$0.53$16.52 $779.14
52-week low $0.59$0.32$4.04 $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.

MultipleCASTMSNOWLT
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 17.3x -1.8xmedian 16.0x -9.4xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 75.3xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 0.6x 1.1xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 14.2x 1.1xmedian 9.8x -21.7xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 11.5x -1.7xmedian 11.9x -14.2xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 5.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.40 0.03median 0.64 -0.15median 0.64

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 monthsCASTMSNOWLT
Revenue $729.33K $5.69M $114.86M
Gross profit $577.20K $603.00K $62.89M
Operating income -$12.92M -$4.25M -$7.23M
Net income -$13.36M -$3.73M -$8.82M
Free cash flow -$10.49M -$4.06M -$8.53M
R&D – – $15.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.18 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $8.92M $5.31M $30.95M
Total debt $10.11M – –
Shares (diluted) 39.52M 21.04M 28.77M
Enterprise value $44.87M -$43.90M -$4.61M

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
MetricCASTMSNOWLT
P/E -3.5x -1.8x -9.4x
P/FCF -5.2x -1.7x -14.2x
P/Operating cash flow -5.2x -1.7x -15.6x
P/S 75.3x 1.2x 1.1x
P/B 24.4x 0.4x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 0.4x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA -3.8x 1.1x -21.7x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 1.1x -14.8x
EV/Revenue 68.1x -0.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF -4.7x 1.2x -12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.7x 1.2x -13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 -0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASTMSNOWLT
Revenue growth (1Y) – -44.6% 28.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -10.4% 29.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -16.0% 33.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -35.5% 53.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 25.5% 56.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -33.0% 50.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 24.1% 81.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -63.8% 47.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 24.1% 85.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -63.8% 60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -22.3% 38.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -180.0% 43.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -21.7% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -158.5% 41.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASTMSNOWLT
Gross margin 79.1% 10.6% 54.8%
EBITDA margin -1,769% -73.3% -4.3%
Operating margin -1,772% -74.7% -6.3%
Pretax margin -1,834% -65.5% -7.7%
Net margin -1,832% -65.5% -11.2%
FCF margin -1,438% -71.4% -7.4%
Operating cash flow margin -1,435% -71.4% -6.8%
Return on equity – -22.0% -39.9%
Return on assets -243.0% -20.2% -9.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -25.0% -19.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 157.9% – 11.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASTMSNOWLT
Debt / assets 37.2% – 18.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF -0.4x – -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 8.7% 75.3%
Equity / assets 22.8% 91.3% 24.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 12.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 8.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.2x 7.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -30.83 0.57 -2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASTMSNOWLT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -17.7% – -30.9%
Shareholder yield -17.7% 0.0% -30.9%
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.

ConsensusCASTMSNOWLT
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.22FY2027 – $-0.23FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82MFY2027 – $115.73MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +296.6%FY2027 – +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1,697.5% – +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASTMSNOWLT
Held by institutions – 4.1% 59.2%
Institutions holding – 11 58
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.3% -3.4%
Institutions buying – 3 31
Institutions selling – 2 14
Buyers to sellers – 1.50 2.21

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.

CASTMSNOWLT
CAST 1.00 -0.01 0.06
MSN -0.01 1.00 -0.09
OWLT 0.06 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAST, MSN and OWLT?

Owlet (OWLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: FreeCast (CAST) $54.89M, Emerson Radio (MSN) $6.73M, Owlet (OWLT) $121.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

Owlet (OWLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Radio (MSN) -44.6%, Owlet (OWLT) +28.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Owlet (OWLT) has the highest net margin (FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, Emerson Radio (MSN) -65.5%, Owlet (OWLT) -11.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Radio (MSN) returned the most: Emerson Radio (MSN) -36.5%, Owlet (OWLT) -54.8%. Over five years, Emerson Radio (MSN) compounded fastest (Emerson Radio (MSN) -23.0%/yr, Owlet (OWLT) -39.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Radio (MSN) has been the steadiest (FreeCast (CAST) 281.5%, Emerson Radio (MSN) 62.4%, Owlet (OWLT) 85.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAST, MSN and OWLT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emerson Radio (MSN) leads on 4. 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.