Reservoir Media (RSVR) Competitors

Lionsgate Studios (NYSE:LION) and Reservoir Media (NASDAQ:RSVR) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend LION or RSVR?

Lionsgate Studios presently has a consensus target price of $8.83, indicating a potential upside of 41.11%. Reservoir Media has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.72%. Given Reservoir Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reservoir Media is more favorable than Lionsgate Studios.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lionsgate Studios	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Reservoir Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer LION or RSVR?

In the previous week, Lionsgate Studios had 10 more articles in the media than Reservoir Media. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Lionsgate Studios and 2 mentions for Reservoir Media. Reservoir Media's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Lionsgate Studios' score of -0.06 indicating that Reservoir Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lionsgate Studios	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Reservoir Media	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is LION or RSVR more profitable?

Reservoir Media has a net margin of 4.67% compared to Lionsgate Studios' net margin of -6.19%. Reservoir Media's return on equity of 2.07% beat Lionsgate Studios' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lionsgate Studios	-6.19%	N/A	-1.83%
Reservoir Media	4.67%	2.07%	0.90%

Which has more volatility & risk, LION or RSVR?

Lionsgate Studios has a beta of -0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reservoir Media has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, LION or RSVR?

Reservoir Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lionsgate Studios. Lionsgate Studios is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reservoir Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lionsgate Studios	$3.20B	0.57	-$128.50M	-$0.67	-9.34
Reservoir Media	$158.71M	3.15	$7.75M	$0.11	69.36

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LION or RSVR?

44.4% of Reservoir Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.0% of Reservoir Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Reservoir Media beats Lionsgate Studios on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.