Critical Contrast: STUB (STUB) vs. Its Competitors

STUB (NYSE:STUB) is one of 188 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare STUB to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares STUB and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
STUB	$1.79 billion	-$1.91 billion	-15.08
STUB Competitors	$4.56 billion	$68.45 million	-9.16

STUB’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than STUB. STUB 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.1% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of STUB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares STUB and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STUB	N/A	N/A	N/A
STUB Competitors	10.41%	-4.17%	-3.20%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for STUB and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STUB	1	7	4	0	2.25
STUB Competitors	1752	4349	9367	238	2.52

STUB currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.14%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 25.46%. Given STUB’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe STUB is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

STUB rivals beat STUB on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

STUB Company Profile

Stubhub Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides an online marketplace to buy and sell tickets for sports, concerts, theater, festivals and other live events. Stubhub Holdings Inc. is based in NEW YORK.