Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK – Get Free Report) is one of 42 public companies in the “Amusement & recreation services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Lucky Strike Entertainment to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 79.9% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and its rivals’ 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% |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Competitors | -16.64% | -1.13% | -3.98% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Competitors | 52 | 358 | 814 | 9 | 2.63 |
Lucky Strike Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.79%. As a group, “Amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 27.53%. Given Lucky Strike Entertainment’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lucky Strike Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | $1.18 billion | -$83.58 million | -954.00 |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Competitors | $1.79 billion | $10.39 million | 311.19 |
Lucky Strike Entertainment’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Lucky Strike Entertainment. Lucky Strike Entertainment 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.
Risk and Volatility
Lucky Strike Entertainment has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucky Strike Entertainment’s rivals have a beta of 1.48, meaning that their average share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Lucky Strike Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Lucky Strike Entertainment pays out -2,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Amusement & recreation services” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.2% and pay out -50.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Lucky Strike Entertainment is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Lucky Strike Entertainment rivals beat Lucky Strike Entertainment on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
Lucky Strike Entertainment Company Profile
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.
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