Reviewing Starz Entertainment (STRZ) & Its Peers
by Mitch Edgeman · The Markets DailyStarz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ – Get Free Report) is one of 186 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Starz Entertainment to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Starz Entertainment has a beta of 2.46, suggesting that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starz Entertainment’s rivals have a beta of 0.93, suggesting that their average stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Starz Entertainment and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Starz Entertainment | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.38 |
| Starz Entertainment Competitors | 1788 | 4396 | 9421 | 243 | 2.51 |
Starz Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.51%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 24.08%. Given Starz Entertainment’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Starz Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
35.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Starz Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Starz Entertainment and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Starz Entertainment | $1.32 billion | -$115.80 million | -1.09 |
| Starz Entertainment Competitors | $4.42 billion | $76.31 million | 12.09 |
Starz Entertainment’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Starz Entertainment. Starz Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Starz Entertainment and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Starz Entertainment | -33.98% | -25.64% | -6.79% |
| Starz Entertainment Competitors | 9.10% | -61.46% | -3.20% |
Summary
Starz Entertainment rivals beat Starz Entertainment on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
Starz Entertainment Company Profile
Starz is a premium cable and streaming network owned by Starz Entertainment, which was formerly a part of Lionsgate. Starz had about 20 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada as of Dec. 31, 2024. The company’s franchises include “Outlander” and “Power.”