Critical Review: fuboTV (FUBO) and Its Rivals

fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) is one of 32 public companies in the “BRDCST – RADIO/TV” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare fuboTV to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Volatility & Risk

fuboTV has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, fuboTV’s rivals have a beta of 1.29, meaning that their average stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.3% of fuboTV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of shares of all “BRDCST – RADIO/TV” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of fuboTV shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of shares of all “BRDCST – RADIO/TV” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares fuboTV and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
fuboTV	$1.62 billion	-$172.25 million	17.63
fuboTV Competitors	$5.21 billion	-$19.67 million	-5.04

fuboTV’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than fuboTV. fuboTV is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for fuboTV and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
fuboTV	0	3	2	1	2.67
fuboTV Competitors	514	2102	3283	68	2.49

fuboTV currently has a consensus price target of $4.06, suggesting a potential upside of 15.25%. As a group, “BRDCST – RADIO/TV” companies have a potential downside of 7.83%. Given fuboTV’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe fuboTV is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares fuboTV and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
fuboTV	4.42%	-36.53%	-8.49%
fuboTV Competitors	-5.68%	0.09%	0.59%

Summary

fuboTV rivals beat fuboTV on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About fuboTV

fuboTV, Inc. engages in providing subscription to sports, news, and entertainment content. It offers its services through streaming devices and on television, mobile phones, tablets, and computers. The company was founded by David Gandler, Alberto Horihuela Suarez, and Sung Ho Choi on February 20, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.