Head-To-Head Contrast: AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) & LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO)

LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares LiveOne and AMC Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveOne	-25.87%	N/A	-39.66%
AMC Entertainment	-10.59%	N/A	-3.71%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LiveOne and AMC Entertainment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveOne	$77.14 million	0.54	-$20.97 million	($1.75)	-1.74
AMC Entertainment	$4.85 billion	0.54	-$632.40 million	($1.07)	-2.72

LiveOne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveOne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for LiveOne and AMC Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveOne	1	0	1	0	2.00
AMC Entertainment	2	4	3	1	2.30

LiveOne currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 228.41%. AMC Entertainment has a consensus price target of $2.53, indicating a potential downside of 13.26%. Given LiveOne’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LiveOne is more favorable than AMC Entertainment.

Risk & Volatility

LiveOne has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Entertainment has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.2% of LiveOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of LiveOne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMC Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AMC Entertainment beats LiveOne on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LiveOne

LiveOne, Inc., a digital media company, engages in the acquisition, distribution, and monetization of live music, Internet radio, podcasting/vodcasting, and music-related streaming and video content. It operates LiveXLive, a live music streaming platform; PodcastOne, a podcasting platform; and Slacker, an integrated membership and advertising streaming music service, as well as produces original music-related content. The company also produces, edits, curates, and streams live music events through broadband transmission over the Internet and satellite networks to its users; provides digital Internet radio and music services to users online and through automotive and mobile original equipment manufacturers on a white label basis; and offers ancillary products and services, such as regulatory and post-implementation support services. In addition, it develops, manufactures, and distributes personalized merchandise and gifts through wholesale and direct-to-consumer distribution channels. Further, the company offers LiveOne App, an application that provides access to live events, audio streams, original episodic content, podcasts, vodcasts, video on demand, real-time livestreams, and social sharing of content. The company was formerly known as LiveXLive Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiveOne, Inc. in October 2021. LiveOne, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

About AMC Entertainment

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. It owns, operates, or has interests in theatres in the United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.