Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) and TIX (OTCMKTS:TIXC) Critical Comparison

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) and TIX (OTCMKTS:TIXC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Lucky Strike Entertainment and TIX, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucky Strike Entertainment	1	3	3	0	2.29
TIX	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lucky Strike Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $12.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.76%. Given Lucky Strike Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lucky Strike Entertainment is more favorable than TIX.

Volatility & Risk

Lucky Strike Entertainment has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TIX has a beta of -2.21, indicating that its share price is 321% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 79.9% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of TIX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and TIX”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	1.21	-$10.02 million	($0.13)	-79.69
TIX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

TIX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lucky Strike Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and TIX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucky Strike Entertainment	-0.83%	-23.31%	-0.81%
TIX	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Lucky Strike Entertainment beats TIX on 7 of the 10 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 TIX

Tix Corporation, through its subsidiary, operates as an entertainment company in the United States and internationally. The company provides discount ticketing and discount dinner reservations services. It offers discount tickets under short-term, exclusive, and nonexclusive agreements in Las Vegas at a discount of up to 50 percent for same day shows, concerts, attractions, and tours, as well as discount dining and shopping offers. As of March 19, 2020, the company operated nine discount ticket stores in Las Vegas under its Tix4Tonight marquee; and tix4tonight.com, an online ticket sales site. In addition, it provides online booking services for shows, concerts, tours, attractions, and other entertainment and leisure activities. The company was formerly known as Cinema Ride, Inc. and changed its name to Tix Corporation in March 2005. Tix Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Studio City, California. On August 24, 2021, Tix Corporation, along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada. The plan was later approved as Chapter 11 liquidation on February 7, 2022.