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Starz Entertainment (STRZ) Competitors

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STRZ vs. FBYD, GENI, BOWL, LUCK, and IQ

Should you buy Starz Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Starz Entertainment with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Starz Entertainment include Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD), Genius Sports (GENI), Bowlero (BOWL), Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK), and iQIYI (IQ). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry.

How does Starz Entertainment compare to Falcon's Beyond Global?

Falcon's Beyond Global (NASDAQ:FBYD) and Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) are both entertainment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Falcon's Beyond Global has a net margin of 51.31% compared to Starz Entertainment's net margin of -22.10%. Falcon's Beyond Global's return on equity of -8.25% beat Starz Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Falcon's Beyond Global51.31% -8.25% -2.15%
Starz Entertainment -22.10%-18.50%-6.26%

In the previous week, Starz Entertainment had 7 more articles in the media than Falcon's Beyond Global. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Starz Entertainment and 2 mentions for Falcon's Beyond Global. Starz Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Falcon's Beyond Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Starz Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Falcon's Beyond Global
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Starz Entertainment
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Falcon's Beyond Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Starz Entertainment. Starz Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Falcon's Beyond Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Falcon's Beyond Global$14.90M134.75$2.84M$0.2178.86
Starz Entertainment$963.40M0.39-$115.80M-$16.76N/A

38.9% of Falcon's Beyond Global shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Falcon's Beyond Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Starz Entertainment has a consensus price target of $26.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Given Starz Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Starz Entertainment is more favorable than Falcon's Beyond Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Falcon's Beyond Global
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Starz Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

Summary

Falcon's Beyond Global beats Starz Entertainment on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starz Entertainment compare to Genius Sports?

Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) and Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

81.9% of Genius Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Genius Sports shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Starz Entertainment had 7 more articles in the media than Genius Sports. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Starz Entertainment and 2 mentions for Genius Sports. Starz Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Genius Sports' score of 0.27 indicating that Starz Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Starz Entertainment
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Genius Sports
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Starz Entertainment has a net margin of -22.10% compared to Genius Sports' net margin of -22.26%. Starz Entertainment's return on equity of -18.50% beat Genius Sports' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Starz Entertainment-22.10% -18.50% -6.26%
Genius Sports -22.26%-20.34%-14.12%

Genius Sports has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Starz Entertainment. Genius Sports is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starz Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Starz Entertainment$963.40M0.39-$115.80M-$16.76N/A
Genius Sports$669.49M1.98-$111.58M-$0.61N/A

Starz Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $26.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Genius Sports has a consensus price target of $11.68, suggesting a potential upside of 117.50%. Given Genius Sports' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Genius Sports is more favorable than Starz Entertainment.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Starz Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Genius Sports
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

Summary

Starz Entertainment and Genius Sports tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starz Entertainment compare to Bowlero?

Bowlero (NYSE:BOWL) and Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and dividends.

Bowlero has a net margin of -6.63% compared to Starz Entertainment's net margin of -22.10%. Starz Entertainment's return on equity of -18.50% beat Bowlero's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bowlero-6.63% -31.58% 1.31%
Starz Entertainment -22.10%-18.50%-6.26%

Bowlero has higher revenue and earnings than Starz Entertainment. Bowlero is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starz Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bowlero$1.19B1.10-$83.58M-$0.61N/A
Starz Entertainment$963.40M0.39-$115.80M-$16.76N/A

Starz Entertainment has a consensus target price of $26.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Given Starz Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Starz Entertainment is more favorable than Bowlero.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bowlero
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Starz Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

68.1% of Bowlero shares are held by institutional investors. 79.9% of Bowlero shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Starz Entertainment had 9 more articles in the media than Bowlero. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Starz Entertainment and 0 mentions for Bowlero. Starz Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Bowlero's score of 0.00 indicating that Starz Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bowlero Neutral
Starz Entertainment Neutral

Summary

Bowlero and Starz Entertainment tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starz Entertainment compare to Lucky Strike Entertainment?

Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) and Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Starz Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $26.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Lucky Strike Entertainment has a consensus target price of $8.69, suggesting a potential downside of 2.55%. Given Starz Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Starz Entertainment is more favorable than Lucky Strike Entertainment.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Starz Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Lucky Strike Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10

68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.2% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lucky Strike Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Starz Entertainment. Lucky Strike Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starz Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Starz Entertainment$963.40M0.39-$115.80M-$16.76N/A
Lucky Strike Entertainment$1.20B1.01-$10.02M-$0.62N/A

Lucky Strike Entertainment has a net margin of -6.79% compared to Starz Entertainment's net margin of -22.10%. Lucky Strike Entertainment's return on equity of 0.00% beat Starz Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Starz Entertainment-22.10% -18.50% -6.26%
Lucky Strike Entertainment -6.79%N/A -2.61%

In the previous week, Starz Entertainment had 8 more articles in the media than Lucky Strike Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Starz Entertainment and 1 mentions for Lucky Strike Entertainment. Lucky Strike Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Starz Entertainment's score of 0.29 indicating that Lucky Strike Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Starz Entertainment
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Lucky Strike Entertainment
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Lucky Strike Entertainment beats Starz Entertainment on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starz Entertainment compare to iQIYI?

Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) and iQIYI (NASDAQ:IQ) are both small-cap entertainment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Starz Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $26.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. iQIYI has a consensus price target of $2.55, suggesting a potential upside of 133.64%. Given iQIYI's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe iQIYI is more favorable than Starz Entertainment.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Starz Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
iQIYI
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

iQIYI has a net margin of -2.61% compared to Starz Entertainment's net margin of -22.10%. iQIYI's return on equity of -4.72% beat Starz Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Starz Entertainment-22.10% -18.50% -6.26%
iQIYI -2.61%-4.72%-1.36%

In the previous week, Starz Entertainment had 2 more articles in the media than iQIYI. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Starz Entertainment and 7 mentions for iQIYI. iQIYI's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Starz Entertainment's score of 0.29 indicating that iQIYI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Starz Entertainment
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
iQIYI
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

52.7% of iQIYI shares are held by institutional investors. 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of iQIYI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

iQIYI has higher revenue and earnings than Starz Entertainment. iQIYI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starz Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Starz Entertainment$963.40M0.39-$115.80M-$16.76N/A
iQIYI$3.80B0.28-$29.50M-$0.10N/A

Summary

iQIYI beats Starz Entertainment on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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STRZ vs. The Competition

MetricStarz EntertainmentServices – Motion Picture Production And Distribution IndustryServices SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$372.58M$194.82M$978.99M$12.32B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A5.06%5.28%
P/E Ratio-1.33N/A9.2525.66
Price / Sales0.390.3537.50111.99
Price / CashN/AN/A381.8256.67
Price / BookN/AN/A4.357.14
Net Income-$115.80M-$115.80M-$6.42M$335.98M
7 Day Performance4.70%5.63%0.84%3.56%
1 Month Performance19.28%4.62%-5.06%2.54%
1 Year Performance32.09%32.09%48.28%35.05%

Starz Entertainment Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STRZ
Starz Entertainment
3.662 of 5 stars
$22.27
flat
$26.40
+18.5%
+32.1%$372.58M$963.40MN/A1,450
FBYD
Falcon's Beyond Global
0.1654 of 5 stars
$11.15
+5.7%
N/A+136.6%$1.35B$14.90M53.10116
GENI
Genius Sports
3.9515 of 5 stars
$5.21
+22.8%
$11.68
+124.5%
-46.9%$1.28B$713.45MN/A2,700
BOWL
Bowlero
N/A$8.20
+0.7%
N/A-2.4%$1.20B$1.19BN/A11,374
LUCK
Lucky Strike Entertainment
1.652 of 5 stars
$8.40
+2.4%
$8.69
+3.5%
-2.4%$1.15B$1.20BN/A12,565

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This page (NASDAQ:STRZ) was last updated on 5/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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