Analyzing Starz Entertainment (STRZ) and Its Rivals

Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) is one of 186 publicly-traded 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 dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Starz Entertainment and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Starz Entertainment	$963.40 million	-$115.80 million	-1.04
Starz Entertainment Competitors	$4.17 billion	$76.31 million	12.16

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations 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	1790	4399	9438	243	2.51

Starz Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.96%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 25.89%. 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.

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	8.87%	-62.58%	-3.30%

Summary

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

About Starz Entertainment

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.”