Vivid Seats (SEAT) versus The Competition Head to Head Comparison

Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT) is one of 185 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Vivid Seats to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Vivid Seats and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivid Seats	-63.12%	-211.26%	-0.27%
Vivid Seats Competitors	9.83%	-32.30%	-2.88%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Vivid Seats and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vivid Seats	2	7	1	0	1.90
Vivid Seats Competitors	1897	4558	9689	257	2.51

Vivid Seats presently has a consensus price target of $7.79, suggesting a potential upside of 523.56%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 16.10%. Given Vivid Seats’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vivid Seats is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 60.5% of Vivid Seats shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vivid Seats and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vivid Seats	$570.78 million	-$429.30 million	-0.03
Vivid Seats Competitors	$4.05 billion	$67.95 million	2.60

Vivid Seats’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Vivid Seats. Vivid Seats is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Vivid Seats has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivid Seats’ competitors have a beta of 1.00, indicating that their average stock price is 0% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vivid Seats competitors beat Vivid Seats on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Vivid Seats Company Profile

Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT) operates an online marketplace that connects fans with ticket sellers for live entertainment and sporting events. Through its website and mobile applications, the company offers tickets to concerts, professional and college sports, theater productions, comedy shows and other events. The platform is designed to support the full ticket-buying process, including event discovery, ticket selection and digital delivery. Vivid Seats also provides tools and services for ticket sellers and event organizers, while its Vivid Seats Rewards program is intended to encourage repeat purchases through customer benefits.