BOWL vs. MANU, BATRA, SPHR, NGMS, ACEL, RSVR, AGAE, BREA, GPAK, and LYV
Should you be buying Bowlero stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bowlero include Manchester United (MANU), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Sphere Entertainment (SPHR), NeoGames (NGMS), Accel Entertainment (ACEL), Reservoir Media (RSVR), Allied Gaming & Entertainment (AGAE), Brera (BREA), Gamer Pakistan (GPAK), and Live Nation Entertainment (LYV). These companies are all part of the "amusement & recreation services" industry.
Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) and Bowlero (NYSE:BOWL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
Bowlero has higher revenue and earnings than Manchester United. Manchester United is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bowlero, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Manchester United received 397 more outperform votes than Bowlero when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.36% of users gave Bowlero an outperform vote while only 66.88% of users gave Manchester United an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Manchester United had 1 more articles in the media than Bowlero. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Manchester United and 9 mentions for Bowlero. Bowlero's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Manchester United's score of 0.07 indicating that Manchester United is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Manchester United has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowlero has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Manchester United presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.41%. Bowlero has a consensus target price of $16.57, suggesting a potential upside of 33.10%. Given Manchester United's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bowlero is more favorable than Manchester United.
Bowlero has a net margin of 11.24% compared to Bowlero's net margin of -1.98%. Manchester United's return on equity of 330.46% beat Bowlero's return on equity.
23.3% of Manchester United shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Bowlero shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.6% of Manchester United shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.5% of Bowlero shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Bowlero beats Manchester United on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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