500,000 Shares in Lionsgate Studios Corp. $LION Acquired by Compass Rose Asset Management LP

Key Points

• Compass Rose Asset Management acquired 500,000 shares of Lionsgate (~$3.45M) in Q3, making LION its 13th-largest holding (about 0.6% of the firm's portfolio) and representing roughly 0.17% ownership of the company.
• Sell‑side sentiment is positive with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a $9.86 target after multiple analysts raised price targets into the ~$11–$12 range and issued buy/overweight ratings.
• Lionsgate reported Q4 EPS of -$0.07 (missed estimates by $0.05) while revenue of $724.3M beat expectations; the stock trades around $9.73 with a one‑year range of $5.55–$11.02.

Compass Rose Asset Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Lionsgate Studios Corp. (NYSE:LION - Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 500,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,450,000. Lionsgate Studios accounts for 0.6% of Compass Rose Asset Management LP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Compass Rose Asset Management LP owned about 0.17% of Lionsgate Studios as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of Lionsgate Studios by 4,852.0% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 4,952 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 4,852 shares during the period. KBC Group NV bought a new stake in shares of Lionsgate Studios in the second quarter valued at about $37,000. Walleye Trading LLC purchased a new stake in Lionsgate Studios in the second quarter worth about $60,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new stake in Lionsgate Studios in the third quarter worth about $63,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC bought a new position in Lionsgate Studios during the 2nd quarter worth about $70,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $11.50 target price on shares of Lionsgate Studios in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Lionsgate Studios from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Lionsgate Studios from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $11.00 price objective on shares of Lionsgate Studios in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Lionsgate Studios from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $9.86.

Lionsgate Studios Price Performance

LION opened at $9.73 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.82 billion, a PE ratio of -11.45 and a beta of -0.39. The business's 50-day moving average is $9.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $7.81. Lionsgate Studios Corp. has a 1 year low of $5.55 and a 1 year high of $11.02.

Lionsgate Studios (NYSE:LION - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $724.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $706.03 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Lionsgate Studios Corp. will post 0.08 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Lionsgate Studios

In related news, insider Michael Raymond Burns sold 21,748 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.01, for a total transaction of $195,949.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 3,061,213 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,581,529.13. This represents a 0.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 32.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Lionsgate Studios Company Profile

Lionsgate Studios, operating under the ticker NYSE:LION, is a leading global entertainment company specializing in the production, acquisition and distribution of motion pictures, television programming and digital content. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and with additional operations in Vancouver, the company develops, finances and markets feature films that span a wide range of genres—from major franchise hits like The Hunger Games and John Wick to independent and specialty titles.

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