STUB (STUB) & Its Peers Critical Analysis

STUB (NYSE:STUB) is one of 186 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare STUB to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of STUB shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares STUB and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
STUB	$1.75 billion	-$1.91 billion	-1.14
STUB Competitors	$5.23 billion	$76.31 million	12.70

STUB’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than STUB. STUB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares STUB and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STUB	-93.54%	-9.50%	-2.67%
STUB Competitors	8.87%	-62.58%	-3.30%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for STUB and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STUB	2	7	5	0	2.21
STUB Competitors	1796	4400	9444	244	2.51

STUB presently has a consensus target price of $10.83, suggesting a potential upside of 64.89%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 23.53%. Given STUB’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe STUB is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

STUB competitors beat STUB on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

STUB Company Profile

Stubhub Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides an online marketplace to buy and sell tickets for sports, concerts, theater, festivals and other live events. Stubhub Holdings Inc. is based in NEW YORK.