Critical Comparison: STUB (STUB) & 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 related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of STUB shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares STUB and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
STUB	$1.75 billion	-$1.91 billion	-13.69
STUB Competitors	$4.52 billion	$74.17 million	-5.95

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.

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	10.40%	-3.69%	-2.96%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for STUB and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STUB	1	7	4	0	2.25
STUB Competitors	1763	4357	9384	239	2.51

STUB presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.97%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 23.98%. Given STUB’s higher probable upside, 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.