Financial Contrast: Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) and WOWI (OTCMKTS:WOWU)

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

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 and Institutional Ownership

68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.9% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of WOWI shares are owned by 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 and Valuation

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and WOWI”s 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	1.21	-$83.58 million	($0.01)	-999.00
WOWI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Lucky Strike Entertainment and WOWI, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.12%. Given Lucky Strike Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lucky Strike Entertainment is more favorable than WOWI.

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.