Reviewing Pop Culture Group (NASDAQ:CPOP) and Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and Pop Culture Group”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	1.27	-$83.58 million	($0.01)	-1,050.00
Pop Culture Group	$47.38 million	0.06	-$12.41 million	N/A	N/A

Pop Culture Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lucky Strike Entertainment.

Volatility & Risk

Lucky Strike Entertainment has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pop Culture Group has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 79.9% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of Pop Culture Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lucky Strike Entertainment and Pop Culture Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucky Strike Entertainment	0	1	0	0	2.00
Pop Culture Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Lucky Strike Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.29%. Given Lucky Strike Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lucky Strike Entertainment is more favorable than Pop Culture Group.

Profitability

This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and Pop Culture Group’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%
Pop Culture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Lucky Strike Entertainment beats Pop Culture Group on 8 of the 11 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 Pop Culture Group

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd hosts entertainment events to corporate clients in China. The company hosts concerts and hip-hop related events, including stage plays, dance competitions, cultural and musical festivals, and promotional parties, as well as creates hip-hop related online programs; and provides event planning and execution services comprising communication, planning, design, production, reception, execution, and analysis services to advertising and media service providers, industry associations, and companies in a range of industries, such as consumer goods, real estate, tourism, entertainment, technology, e-commerce, education, and sports. It also offers marketing services, including brand promotion, such as trademark and logo design, visual identity system design, brand positioning and personality design, and digital solutions; and other services, including digital collection sales, music recording services, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software services, and advertisement distribution services to corporate clients. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Xiamen, China. Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd is a subsidiary of Joya Enterprises Limited.