Comparing Lionsgate Studios (LION) & Its Peers

Lionsgate Studios (NYSE:LION) is one of 25 public companies in the “MEDIA CONGLOM” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Lionsgate Studios to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lionsgate Studios	$4.02 billion	-$128.50 million	-15.93
Lionsgate Studios Competitors	$9.84 billion	-$285.69 million	-29.03

Lionsgate Studios’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Lionsgate Studios. Lionsgate Studios is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lionsgate Studios	-4.02%	N/A	-0.44%
Lionsgate Studios Competitors	1.09%	-76.31%	1.96%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Lionsgate Studios and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lionsgate Studios	0	3	4	1	2.75
Lionsgate Studios Competitors	270	885	1587	41	2.50

Lionsgate Studios currently has a consensus price target of $8.86, suggesting a potential upside of 29.30%. As a group, “MEDIA CONGLOM” companies have a potential upside of 8.74%. Given Lionsgate Studios’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lionsgate Studios is more favorable than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.0% of shares of all “MEDIA CONGLOM” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Lionsgate Studios shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “MEDIA CONGLOM” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Lionsgate Studios pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Lionsgate Studios pays out -111.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “MEDIA CONGLOM” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 94.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Lionsgate Studios is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Risk & Volatility

Lionsgate Studios has a beta of -0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lionsgate Studios’ peers have a beta of 3.59, suggesting that their average stock price is 259% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lionsgate Studios beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Lionsgate Studios

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.