Vivid Seats (SEAT) Competitors $16.98 +1.28 (+8.15%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.39 -0.59 (-3.47%) As of 08/22/2025 07:19 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SEAT vs. GDEN, RSVR, CDRO, XPOF, GAMB, CURI, GAIA, NIPG, CNVS, and IMAQShould you be buying Vivid Seats stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vivid Seats include Golden Entertainment (GDEN), Reservoir Media (RSVR), Codere Online Luxembourg (CDRO), Xponential Fitness (XPOF), Gambling.com Group (GAMB), CuriosityStream (CURI), Gaia (GAIA), NIP Group (NIPG), Cineverse (CNVS), and International Media Acquisition (IMAQ). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Vivid Seats vs. Its Competitors Golden Entertainment Reservoir Media Codere Online Luxembourg Xponential Fitness Gambling.com Group CuriosityStream Gaia NIP Group Cineverse International Media Acquisition Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT) and Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk. Does the media refer more to SEAT or GDEN? In the previous week, Vivid Seats had 14 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Vivid Seats and 5 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Vivid Seats' score of 0.30 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Golden Entertainment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Do analysts prefer SEAT or GDEN? Vivid Seats currently has a consensus price target of $53.64, suggesting a potential upside of 215.88%. Golden Entertainment has a consensus price target of $35.33, suggesting a potential upside of 39.66%. Given Vivid Seats' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Golden Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has more risk and volatility, SEAT or GDEN? Vivid Seats has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SEAT or GDEN? 39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 89.2% of Vivid Seats shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SEAT or GDEN? Golden Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vivid Seats. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVivid Seats$775.59M0.23$9.43MN/AN/AGolden Entertainment$666.82M0.99$50.73M$0.5446.85 SummaryGolden Entertainment beats Vivid Seats on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vivid Seats News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SEAT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SEAT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SEAT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVivid SeatsINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$174.96M$19.37B$29.87B$9.78BDividend YieldN/A3.64%3.07%4.05%P/E RatioN/A75.5854.5826.05Price / Sales0.23199.891,264.75117.77Price / Cash3.3282.2635.9859.36Price / Book0.8117.949.606.60Net Income$9.43M$346.10M$805.43M$265.65M7 Day Performance-2.02%2.71%1.72%2.01%1 Month Performance-54.60%-2.92%-0.45%-0.33%1 Year Performance-81.94%54.99%24,034.14%19.04% Vivid Seats Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SEATVivid Seats3.707 of 5 stars$16.98+8.2%$53.64+215.9%-80.7%$174.96M$775.59M0.00430GDENGolden Entertainment4.2961 of 5 stars$24.54-2.7%$36.00+46.7%-17.0%$648.59M$666.82M45.455,300News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRSVRReservoir Media3.2636 of 5 stars$7.70+2.0%$11.50+49.4%+8.8%$504.80M$161.55M70.0180CDROCodere Online Luxembourg0.8326 of 5 stars$8.37+0.7%$10.00+19.5%+11.9%$382.02M$200.70M0.00230XPOFXponential Fitness3.5082 of 5 stars$7.41+4.4%$12.93+74.6%-36.9%$360.36M$317.54M-4.21400Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGAMBGambling.com Group3.753 of 5 stars$10.00+0.5%$17.88+78.8%-13.7%$347.63M$138.60M10.31230Short Interest ↑CURICuriosityStream3.5634 of 5 stars$4.14-6.3%$5.75+38.9%+271.2%$238.57M$60.84M-45.9990GAIAGaia2.6685 of 5 stars$4.38+6.1%$8.00+82.6%+47.4%$109.82M$92.89M-20.86150NIPGNIP GroupN/A$1.76-1.2%$6.00+241.1%-75.3%$99.74M$85.27M0.00N/AGap UpCNVSCineverse2.1153 of 5 stars$5.54-3.5%$7.25+30.9%+539.4%$94.78M$78.18M61.56134IMAQInternational Media AcquisitionN/A$10.54flatN/A-3.3%$72.06MN/A0.002News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GDEN Competitors RSVR Competitors CDRO Competitors XPOF Competitors GAMB Competitors CURI Competitors GAIA Competitors NIPG Competitors CNVS Competitors IMAQ Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SEAT) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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