Vivid Seats (SEAT) Competitors

Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT) and Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Is SEAT or GDEN more profitable?

Golden Entertainment has a net margin of 2.35% compared to Vivid Seats' net margin of -20.35%. Vivid Seats' return on equity of 8.93% beat Golden Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivid Seats	-20.35%	8.93%	1.77%
Golden Entertainment	2.35%	3.23%	1.43%

Does the media refer more to SEAT or GDEN?

In the previous week, Vivid Seats had 31 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Vivid Seats and 3 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Vivid Seats' score of 0.47 indicating that Golden Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vivid Seats	7 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Golden Entertainment	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SEAT or GDEN?

Golden Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vivid Seats.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vivid Seats	$775.59M	0.23	$9.43M	N/A	N/A
Golden Entertainment	$666.82M	0.96	$50.73M	$0.54	45.19

Do analysts prefer SEAT or GDEN?

Vivid Seats currently has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 176.15%. Golden Entertainment has a consensus target price of $35.33, suggesting a potential upside of 44.81%. Given Vivid Seats' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vivid Seats is more favorable than Golden Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vivid Seats	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Golden Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk & volatility, SEAT or GDEN?

Vivid Seats has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SEAT or GDEN?

39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 89.2% of Vivid Seats shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Golden Entertainment beats Vivid Seats on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.