Studio City Ih (NYSE:MSC) versus Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) Head-To-Head Contrast

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) and Studio City Ih (NYSE:MSC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Lucky Strike Entertainment has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Studio City Ih has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 84.2% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of Studio City Ih shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and 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	0.94	-$10.02 million	($0.38)	-21.37
Studio City Ih	$639.15 million	N/A	-$105.83 million	($0.34)	-9.21

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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets 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

Lucky Strike Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $12.57, indicating a potential upside of 54.82%. Given Lucky Strike Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lucky Strike Entertainment is more favorable than Studio City Ih.

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.