EAIQ vs HFUS vs NCMI Stock Comparison

Eyeonix AIQ, Hartford Creative and National CineMedia Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EAIQ Eyeonix AIQ, Inc.
$1.25 +4.2% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$32.66M
P/E
514.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win
NCMI National CineMedia, Inc.
$1.75 -20.8% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$164.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$249.00M
Div. yield
5.14%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

National CineMedia leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (National CineMedia 4, Hartford Creative 3, Eyeonix AIQ 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEAIQHFUSNCMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.66M $50.05M $164.49M NCMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 514.8x 37.0x -21.6x HFUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.4% +5.8% NCMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 56.1% -3.1% HFUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 60.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 5.14% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.6% -1.5% -59.1% EAIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +25.6%/yr -44.0%/yr HFUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 124.2% 107.6% 74.3% NCMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 42/100 77/100 NCMI

Percentile Scorecard

EAIQHFUSNCMI

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

AxisEAIQHFUSNCMI
Valuation 27 #39 of 53 8 #49 of 53 87 #8 of 53
Growth 91 #5 of 44 44 #25 of 44 77 #11 of 44
Profitability – 78 #10 of 42 42 #25 of 42
Financial Health 7 #57 of 61 37 #39 of 61 87 #9 of 61
Shareholder Returns – – 92 #3 of 26
Overall 41 42 77
  • EAIQ ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • HFUS ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NCMI 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

PeriodEAIQHFUSNCMISPY
1 month +4.2%-26.2%-20.8% +0.9%
3 months +204.9%-50.0%-56.6% +5.9%
6 months +204.9%-50.6%-51.0% +8.5%
Year to date +31.6%-60.0%-55.0% +13.3%
1 year +31.6%-1.5%-59.1% +12.4%
3 years +4.2%-43.2%-50.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.4%-17.2%-21.0% +23.5%
5 years —+212.5%-94.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+25.6%-44.0% +11.0%
10 years —-66.7%-98.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-10.4%-35.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEAIQHFUSNCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 124.2%107.6%74.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —219.2%91.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.26-0.030.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.01-0.80 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-94.1%-97.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-62.7%-60.7% -0.9%
52-week high $1.25$5.36$4.45 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$2.00$1.75 $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.

MultipleEAIQHFUSNCMI
P/E now vs peer median 514.8xmedian 18.7x 37.0xmedian 18.7x -21.6xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 20.8xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x —median 10.6x 6.7xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,216xmedian 8.9x -105.0xmedian 8.9x 8.3xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median -196.5xmedian 1.6x 53.6xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 0.25median 0.49 0.83median 0.49

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 monthsEAIQHFUSNCMI
Revenue – $2.41M $249.00M
Gross profit – $2.43M $234.50M
Operating income -$35.05K $1.64M -$17.70M
Net income $63.43K $1.35M -$7.60M
Free cash flow -$26.87K -$476.73K $19.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.05 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $6.31K $160.42K $46.10M
Total debt – $5.73M $12.00M
Shares (diluted) 26.12M 25.03M 93.70M
Enterprise value $32.63M $49.62M -$3.71M

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
MetricEAIQHFUSNCMI
P/E 514.8x 37.0x -21.6x
P/FCF -1,216x -105.0x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow -1,216x -105.0x 6.9x
P/S – 20.8x 0.7x
P/B -196.5x 53.6x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -196.5x 53.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 6.7x
EV/EBIT -931.6x 31.4x -7.4x
EV/Revenue – 21.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF -1,215x -108.3x 6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -1,215x -108.3x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.25 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEAIQHFUSNCMI
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.4% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 314.8% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.1% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 9.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% -0.7% 24.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 143.6% -15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 238.3% -6.6% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 59.9% -26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 238.2% -6.6% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 149.9% -26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -149.4% -19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -90.5% 128.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -149.4% -18.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -79.4% 81.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEAIQHFUSNCMI
Gross margin – 100.7% 94.2%
EBITDA margin – – 7.9%
Operating margin – 68.2% -7.1%
Pretax margin – 67.8% -3.1%
Net margin – 56.1% -3.1%
FCF margin – -19.8% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin – -19.8% 9.6%
Return on equity – 209.1% -2.2%
Return on assets 493.0% 34.8% -1.7%
Return on invested capital – 60.0% –
Return on capital employed – 255.2% -4.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x -0.4x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEAIQHFUSNCMI
Debt / assets – 41.3% 2.7%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.7x
Debt / FCF – -3.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 1,656% 77.6% 25.1%
Equity / assets -1,556% 22.4% 74.9%
Interest coverage – – -25.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 9.88 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEAIQHFUSNCMI
Dividend yield – – 5.1%
Net buyback yield – – 2.7%
Shareholder yield – – 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -150.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 57.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 100.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 57.8%

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.

ConsensusEAIQHFUSNCMI
EPS, next fiscal year – – $-0.08FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $286.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +17.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEAIQHFUSNCMI
Held by institutions – – 89.6%
Institutions holding – – 110
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +2.2%
Institutions buying – – 56
Institutions selling – – 34
Buyers to sellers – – 1.65

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.

EAIQHFUSNCMI
EAIQ 1.00 0.00 -0.03
HFUS 0.00 1.00 -0.01
NCMI -0.03 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EAIQ, HFUS and NCMI?

National CineMedia (NCMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) $32.66M, Hartford Creative (HFUS) $50.05M, National CineMedia (NCMI) $164.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, EAIQ, HFUS and NCMI?

Hartford Creative (HFUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) 514.8x, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 37.0x, National CineMedia (NCMI) -21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National CineMedia (NCMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hartford Creative (HFUS) -0.4%, National CineMedia (NCMI) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hartford Creative (HFUS) has the highest net margin (Hartford Creative (HFUS) 56.1%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) returned the most: Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) +31.6%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) -1.5%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -59.1%. Over five years, Hartford Creative (HFUS) compounded fastest (Hartford Creative (HFUS) +25.6%/yr, National CineMedia (NCMI) -44.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: National CineMedia (NCMI) 5.14%. Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) and Hartford Creative (HFUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National CineMedia (NCMI) has been the steadiest (Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) 124.2%, Hartford Creative (HFUS) 107.6%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 74.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EAIQ, HFUS and NCMI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National CineMedia (NCMI) 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.