Lions Gate Entertainment Stock Today

LGF-A Stock  USD 8.38  0.50  6.35%   

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Lions Gate is trading at 8.38 as of the 28th of November 2024, a 6.35% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 7.88. Lions Gate has about a 34 percent probability of financial distress in the next few years of operation and did not have a very good performance during the last 90 trading days. Equity ratings for Lions Gate Entertainment are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 29th of October 2024 and ending today, the 28th of November 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Media & Entertainment
IPO Date
9th of December 2016
Category
Communication Services
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. engages in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, interactive ventures and games, and location-based entertainment in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company has 83.58 M outstanding shares of which 6.4 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 7.76 days to cover all short positions. More on Lions Gate Entertainment

Lions Stock Highlights

Executive ChairmanMichael Burns
Business ConcentrationMovies & Entertainment, Media & Entertainment, Communication Services, Communication Services, Entertainment, Media - Diversified, Consumer Cyclical (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Debt Levels
Lions Gate can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Lions Gate's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Lions Gate's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Lions Gate Entertainment has accumulated 4.42 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 99.9, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Lions Gate Entertainment has a current ratio of 0.82, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations in time and when they become due. Note, when we think about Lions Gate's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Sale Purchase Of Stock

(30.4 Million)
Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF-A) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 1,717 people. Lions Gate is listed under Movies & Entertainment category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 1.86 B. Lions Gate Entertainment classifies itself under Entertainment sector and is part of Communication Services industry. The entity has 83.58 M outstanding shares of which 6.4 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 7.76 days to cover all short positions. Lions Gate Entertainment has accumulated about 184.3 M in cash with 396.8 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.85.
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Ownership Allocation
The majority of Lions Gate outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in Lions Gate Entertainment to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Lions Gate Entertainment. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Lions Gate as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company.
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Lions Gate Entertainment Risk Profiles

Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. Lions Gate market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Lions Gate long position in a well-diversified portfolio.

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Lions Gate Corporate Management

Nilay ShahExecutive RelationsProfile
Brian GoldsmithChief OfficerProfile
Bruce TobeyExecutive CounselProfile
Peter WilkesChief OfficerProfile
James BargeChief OfficerProfile
Rahwa GhebreAbChief OfficerProfile

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