Analyzing Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) & Moon River Studios (OTCMKTS:MDNT)

Starz Entertainment (NASDAQ:STRZ) and Moon River Studios (OTCMKTS:MDNT) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Starz Entertainment and Moon River Studios, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starz Entertainment	1	4	2	1	2.38
Moon River Studios	0	0	0	0	0.00

Starz Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $26.40, suggesting a potential upside of 21.60%. Given Starz Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Starz Entertainment is more favorable than Moon River Studios.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Starz Entertainment and Moon River Studios”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Starz Entertainment	$963.40 million	0.38	-$115.80 million	($16.76)	-1.30
Moon River Studios	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Moon River Studios has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Starz Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares Starz Entertainment and Moon River Studios’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starz Entertainment	-22.10%	-18.50%	-6.26%
Moon River Studios	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Starz Entertainment beats Moon River Studios on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Starz Entertainment

Starz is a premium cable and streaming network owned by Starz Entertainment, which was formerly a part of Lionsgate. Starz had about 20 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada as of Dec. 31, 2024. The company’s franchises include “Outlander” and “Power.”

About Moon River Studios

Moon River Studios, Inc., formerly Medient Studios Inc., operates a film production facility. FONU2, Inc. operates under the name Moon River Studios. Moon River Studios is a film studio, production and social commerce company. Moon River Studios is engaged in the development of an approximately 1,560 acre film studio complex in Effingham County, Georgia. The Company’s facilities and the equipment are available for rental to production companies, as well as can be utilized by the Company for its own films. The Company’s projects include James Brown: The Last Show, Mara and Yellow. The Company’s production office facilities include various amenities, such as wireless fidelity (wifi) access, wireless printing, workstation for approximately 10, private office, and open spaces for spreading out or collaboration. The Company offers grips and electrics or equipment, such as jibs and cranes, Kino Flo lighting, grip vans and grip trucks, and Fisher dollies.