Starz Entertainment (STRZ) versus The Competition Financial Survey

Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) is one of 186 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Starz Entertainment to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Starz Entertainment and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Starz Entertainment	$1.32 billion	-$115.80 million	-1.01
Starz Entertainment Competitors	$4.61 billion	$76.31 million	13.37

Starz Entertainment’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Starz Entertainment. Starz Entertainment 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.

Risk & Volatility

Starz Entertainment has a beta of 2.46, suggesting that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starz Entertainment’s rivals have a beta of 0.93, suggesting that their average stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Starz Entertainment and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starz Entertainment	-33.98%	-25.64%	-6.79%
Starz Entertainment Competitors	8.93%	-60.85%	-3.28%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Starz Entertainment and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starz Entertainment	1	4	2	1	2.38
Starz Entertainment Competitors	1773	4375	9410	242	2.51

Starz Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $30.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.02%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 22.86%. Given Starz Entertainment’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Starz Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Starz Entertainment rivals beat Starz Entertainment on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Starz Entertainment Company Profile

Starz is a premium cable and streaming network owned by Starz Entertainment, which was formerly a part of Lionsgate. Starz had about 20 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada as of Dec. 31, 2024. The company’s franchises include “Outlander” and “Power.”