Head-To-Head Comparison: Lionsgate Studios (LION) vs. The Competition

Lionsgate Studios (NYSE:LION) is one of 184 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Lionsgate Studios to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lionsgate Studios	-4.10%	N/A	-0.44%
Lionsgate Studios Competitors	10.21%	-21.12%	-2.56%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

36.1% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 31.9% of Lionsgate Studios shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lionsgate Studios and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lionsgate Studios	$2.88 billion	-$198.30 million	-30.64
Lionsgate Studios Competitors	$6.09 billion	$73.91 million	14.12

Lionsgate Studios’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Lionsgate Studios. Lionsgate Studios 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.

Risk & Volatility

Lionsgate Studios has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lionsgate Studios’ competitors have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Lionsgate Studios and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lionsgate Studios	2	2	8	0	2.50
Lionsgate Studios Competitors	1867	4488	9598	253	2.51

Lionsgate Studios currently has a consensus target price of $15.16, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 22.11%. Given Lionsgate Studios’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lionsgate Studios has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Lionsgate Studios pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Lionsgate Studios pays out -114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Entertainment” companies pay a dividend yield of 16.6% and pay out 80.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Lionsgate Studios competitors beat Lionsgate Studios on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Lionsgate Studios Company Profile

Lionsgate Studios Corp. engages in the provision of motion picture and studio operations that bring a varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.