Contrasting Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) and Its Competitors

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) is one of 42 publicly-traded companies in the “Amusement & recreation services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Lucky Strike Entertainment to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and its peers’ 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%

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 peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lucky Strike Entertainment	$1.18 billion	-$83.58 million	-955.00
Lucky Strike Entertainment Competitors	$1.79 billion	$10.39 million	307.01

Lucky Strike Entertainment’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Lucky Strike Entertainment. Lucky Strike Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Lucky Strike Entertainment and its peers, 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
Lucky Strike Entertainment Competitors	51	357	814	9	2.63

Lucky Strike Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.65%. As a group, “Amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 23.94%. Given Lucky Strike Entertainment’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lucky Strike Entertainment is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

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 peers have a beta of 1.52, meaning that their average share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lucky Strike Entertainment peers beat Lucky Strike Entertainment on 8 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.