Comparing Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) & WOWI (OTCMKTS:WOWU)

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) and WOWI (OTCMKTS:WOWU) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and WOWI”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lucky Strike Entertainment	$1.18 billion	1.16	-$83.58 million	($0.01)	-960.00
WOWI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

WOWI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lucky Strike Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and WOWI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucky Strike Entertainment	1.11%	-35.76%	1.68%
WOWI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 79.9% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of WOWI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Lucky Strike Entertainment and WOWI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucky Strike Entertainment	0	1	0	0	2.00
WOWI	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lucky Strike Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Lucky Strike Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lucky Strike Entertainment is more favorable than WOWI.

Volatility & Risk

Lucky Strike Entertainment has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WOWI has a beta of -28.21, suggesting that its share price is 2,921% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lucky Strike Entertainment beats WOWI on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lucky Strike Entertainment

Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp. engages in operating bowling centers. It offers entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, food and beverage offerings, and hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. The company was founded by Thomas F. Shannon in 1997 and is headquartered in Mechanicsville, VA.

About WOWI

WOWI, Inc., an early-stage company, engages in the business of licensing technology and intellectual property to operators and businesses in the legal cannabis industry in the United States. The company also provides packaging and labeling, as well as equipment and real property leasing services to various companies. In addition, it offers a plethora of consulting services, including proper business structure and management services in the legal cannabis space serving cultivations, growers, extractors, and dispensaries that operate legally in states that has legal medicinal and/or recreational legislation. The company is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.