Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK – Get Free Report) and Studio City Ih (NYSE:MSC – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Lucky Strike Entertainment has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Studio City Ih has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Lucky Strike Entertainment and Studio City Ih, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Studio City Ih | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.2% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of Studio City Ih shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and Studio City Ih”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | $1.20 billion | 0.85 | -$10.02 million | ($0.38) | -19.34 |
| Studio City Ih | $639.15 million | N/A | -$105.83 million | ($0.34) | -9.28 |
Lucky Strike Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Studio City Ih. Lucky Strike Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Studio City Ih, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and Studio City Ih’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | -3.80% | N/A | -1.95% |
| Studio City Ih | -9.66% | -10.34% | -2.17% |
Summary
Lucky Strike Entertainment beats Studio City Ih on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lucky Strike Entertainment
Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp. engages in operating bowling centers. It offers entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, food and beverage offerings, and hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. The company was founded by Thomas F. Shannon in 1997 and is headquartered in Mechanicsville, VA.
About Studio City Ih
Studio City International Holdings Limited operates an entertainment resort in Macau. It operates Studio City Casino, comprising gaming tables, including tables for VIP rolling chip operations and gaming machines; and resort, which offers various non-gaming attractions, including figure-8 ferris wheel, night club and karaoke venue, live performance arena, and an outdoor and indoor water park, as well as hotel rooms and various food and beverage establishments, and retail space. The company was formerly known as Cyber One Agents Limited and changed its name to Studio City International Holdings Limited in January 2012. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. Studio City International Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of MCO Cotai Investments Limited.
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