Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FBYD or MANU?

Falcon's Beyond Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Manchester United. Manchester United 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Falcon's Beyond Global	$7.69M	104.44	$22.06M	$0.39	17.03
Manchester United	$833.39M	3.62	-$142.51M	-$0.49	-36.33

Do analysts rate FBYD or MANU?

Manchester United has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.21%. Given Manchester United's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manchester United is more favorable than Falcon's Beyond Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Falcon's Beyond Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Manchester United	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer FBYD or MANU?

In the previous week, Falcon's Beyond Global had 3 more articles in the media than Manchester United. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Falcon's Beyond Global and 6 mentions for Manchester United. Manchester United's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Falcon's Beyond Global's score of 0.48 indicating that Manchester United is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Falcon's Beyond Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Manchester United	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FBYD or MANU?

Falcon's Beyond Global has a beta of -1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 277% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manchester United has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FBYD or MANU more profitable?

Falcon's Beyond Global has a net margin of 146.55% compared to Manchester United's net margin of -10.09%. Manchester United's return on equity of -22.40% beat Falcon's Beyond Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Falcon's Beyond Global	146.55%	-60.87%	18.32%
Manchester United	-10.09%	-22.40%	-2.49%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FBYD or MANU?

38.9% of Falcon's Beyond Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Manchester United shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Falcon's Beyond Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.6% of Manchester United shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Falcon's Beyond Global and Manchester United tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.