Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ – Get Free Report) is one of 186 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Starz Entertainment to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
35.5% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% 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.
Volatility and Risk
Starz Entertainment has a beta of 2.44, meaning that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starz Entertainment’s peers have a beta of 0.93, meaning that their average stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Starz Entertainment | $963.40 million | -$115.80 million | -1.03 |
| Starz Entertainment Competitors | $10.21 billion | $76.31 million | 12.48 |
Starz Entertainment’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Starz Entertainment. Starz Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Starz Entertainment and its peers, as provided 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 | 1800 | 4404 | 9446 | 244 | 2.51 |
Starz Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.62%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Starz Entertainment’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Starz Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Profitability
This table compares Starz Entertainment and its peers’ 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% | -62.41% | -3.30% |
Summary
Starz Entertainment peers 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.”
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