Vivid Seats (SEAT) Competitors

Reservoir Media (NASDAQ:RSVR) and Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

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

44.4% of Reservoir Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of Reservoir Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 89.2% of Vivid Seats shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor RSVR or SEAT?

In the previous week, Vivid Seats had 35 more articles in the media than Reservoir Media. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Vivid Seats and 5 mentions for Reservoir Media. Reservoir Media's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Vivid Seats' score of 0.33 indicating that Reservoir Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Reservoir Media	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vivid Seats	8 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, RSVR or SEAT?

Vivid Seats has higher revenue and earnings than Reservoir Media.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reservoir Media	$158.71M	3.18	$7.75M	$0.11	69.91
Vivid Seats	$775.59M	0.16	$9.43M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer RSVR or SEAT?

Reservoir Media presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 49.54%. Vivid Seats has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 300.34%. Given Vivid Seats' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vivid Seats is more favorable than Reservoir Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reservoir Media	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Vivid Seats	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Is RSVR or SEAT more profitable?

Reservoir Media has a net margin of 4.67% compared to Vivid Seats' net margin of -20.35%. Vivid Seats' return on equity of 8.93% beat Reservoir Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reservoir Media	4.67%	2.07%	0.90%
Vivid Seats	-20.35%	8.93%	1.77%

Which has more risk & volatility, RSVR or SEAT?

Reservoir Media has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivid Seats has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vivid Seats beats Reservoir Media on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.