Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF.A) Competitors

FuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) and Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF.A) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor FUBO or LGF.A?

In the previous week, FuboTV had 19 more articles in the media than Lions Gate Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for FuboTV and 1 mentions for Lions Gate Entertainment. FuboTV's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Lions Gate Entertainment's score of 0.00 indicating that FuboTV is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FuboTV	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lions Gate Entertainment	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, FUBO or LGF.A?

FuboTV has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lions Gate Entertainment has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FUBO or LGF.A?

FuboTV currently has a consensus target price of $3.43, suggesting a potential downside of 6.92%. Lions Gate Entertainment has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.14%. Given Lions Gate Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lions Gate Entertainment is more favorable than FuboTV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FuboTV	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Lions Gate Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FUBO or LGF.A?

Lions Gate Entertainment received 257 more outperform votes than FuboTV when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.23% of users gave Lions Gate Entertainment an outperform vote while only 60.18% of users gave FuboTV an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FuboTV	Outperform Votes 68 60.18%	Underperform Votes 45 39.82%
Lions Gate Entertainment	Outperform Votes 325 64.23%	Underperform Votes 181 35.77%

Is FUBO or LGF.A more profitable?

Lions Gate Entertainment has a net margin of -9.51% compared to FuboTV's net margin of -12.83%. Lions Gate Entertainment's return on equity of -57.26% beat FuboTV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FuboTV	-12.83%	-69.26%	-15.04%
Lions Gate Entertainment	-9.51%	-57.26%	-0.26%

Which has better earnings and valuation, FUBO or LGF.A?

FuboTV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lions Gate Entertainment. FuboTV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lions Gate Entertainment, 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
FuboTV	$1.59B	0.77	-$287.45M	-$0.67	-5.50
Lions Gate Entertainment	$4.02B	0.46	-$1.11B	-$1.60	-4.83

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FUBO or LGF.A?

39.3% of FuboTV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Lions Gate Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of FuboTV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Lions Gate Entertainment 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

Lions Gate Entertainment beats FuboTV on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.