Reviewing Endeavor Group (EDR) and Its Rivals

Endeavor Group (NYSE:EDR – Get Rating) is one of 34 publicly-traded companies in the “Amusement & recreation services” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Endeavor Group to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Endeavor Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavor Group	0	1	11	0	2.92
Endeavor Group Competitors	73	270	379	10	2.45

Endeavor Group presently has a consensus price target of 34.75, indicating a potential upside of 60.21%. As a group, “Amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 66.71%. Given Endeavor Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Endeavor Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Endeavor Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavor Group	0.42%	11.32%	2.28%
Endeavor Group Competitors	-2,733.84%	-2.38%	-207.36%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Endeavor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Endeavor Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Endeavor Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Endeavor Group	$5.08 billion	-$328.31 million	2,172.17
Endeavor Group Competitors	$914.79 million	-$75.39 million	63.43

Endeavor Group has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Endeavor Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Endeavor Group beats its peers on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Endeavor Group (Get Rating)

Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. operates as an entertainment, sports, and content company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Owned Sports Properties, Events, Experiences & Rights, and Representation. The Owned Sports Properties segment operates a portfolio of sports properties, including Ultimate Fighting Championship, Professional Bull Rider, Euroleague, and Diamond Baseball Holdings, that license broadcast and other intellectual property rights and operate exclusive live events. The Events, Experiences & Rights segment provides services to a portfolio of live events, including sporting events, fashion, art fairs and music, culinary, and lifestyle festivals. This segment also owns and operates the IMG Academy, an academic and sports training institution; and produces and distributes sports video programming. The Representation segment offers services to a diverse group of talent across entertainment, sports, and fashion, such as actors, directors, writers, athletes, models, musicians, and other artists in various mediums comprising film, television, art, books, and live events. This segment provides brand strategy, marketing, advertising, public relations, analytics, digital, activation, and experiential services to corporate and other clients; intellectual property licensing services to a portfolio of entertainment, sports, and consumer product brands; and content development, production, financing, sales, and advisory services for television properties, documentaries, feature films, and podcasts. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

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