Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ)Communication Services | Entertainment | Vancouver, Canada | NasdaqGS
27.40 USD
-0.45
(-1.616%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 26.88 -0.52 (-0.520%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 6:49 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Starz is currently broken by a fatal combination of deteriorating fundamentals and a precarious balance sheet. The company is generating negative operating margins and reporting revenue contraction, while sitting on a debt load that is nearly eight times its equity base. This leverage structure leaves the firm vulnerable to any further credit tightening or cash flow disruption. While the stock trades at a low price-to-book ratio, this is a reflection of the market pricing in a distressed outcome rather than a margin of safety; the business is actively destroying value. The recent analyst upgrades and tax withholding events by executives are noise in the face of these structural flaws. Furthermore, the complete absence of a dividend and the lack of any multi-year price appreciation confirm that the market views this as a speculative turnaround play with high risk of permanent capital loss. For investors seeking income or stability, this security is effectively worthless. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.229258 |
| AutoETS | 0.333905 |
| AutoTheta | 0.334525 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.587650 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 43.68 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.048 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.55 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 166.827 |
| Revenue per Share | 75.386 |
| Market Cap | 460,028,576 |
| Forward P/E | -6.83 |
| Profit Margins | -13.19% |
| Previous Name | Starz Entertainment LLC |
| Website | https://www.starz.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside scenario, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes at $10-$12) expiring in December, which dwarfs call activity at those levels. Conversely, call volume is concentrated in the money or slightly out-of-the-money strikes ($28-$30), suggesting a defensive stance or a belief that the stock will trade sideways rather than rally significantly. The implied volatility skew heavily favors downside protection, indicating fear of a continued decline rather than anticipation of a breakout.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.62865496 |
| Address1 | 250 Howe Street |
| Address2 | 20th Floor |
| All Time High | 32.58 |
| All Time Low | 8.0 |
| Ask | 34.93 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 176,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 165,290 |
| Average Volume | 165,290 |
| Average Volume10Days | 176,490 |
| Bid | 21.02 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 28.494 |
| City | Vancouver |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 27.4 |
| Current Ratio | 0.31 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 29.365 |
| Day Low | 27.17 |
| Debt To Equity | 166.827 |
| Display Name | Starz Entertainment |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,132,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,132,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,105,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,105,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,105,800 |
| Ebitda | 105,566,632 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.083730005 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.955 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.917 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,156,528,640 |
| Eps Current Year | -4.25 |
| Eps Forward | -4.01333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -16.8 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 24.8695 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.5305004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.10175116 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 62.865494 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.58 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.180002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1589933 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.4 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.261905 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.4 - 32.58 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,746,624,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 11,817,698 |
| Forward Eps | -4.01333 |
| Forward P E | -6.827248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 517 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.50697 |
| Gross Profits | 639,199,808 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.12768 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.92314005 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 16,789,365 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Ir Website | http://investors.lionsgate.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=62796&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Starz Entertainment Corp. provides subscription video programming services to consumers in the United States and Canada. The company distributes STARZ-branded premium subscription video services through over-the-top streaming platforms and distributors on a direct-to-consumer basis through the Starz App, as well as through wholesale OTT and multichannel video programming distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. Starz Entertainment Corp. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. |
| Long Name | Starz Entertainment Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 460,028,576 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_778715 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-13 |
| Net Income To Common | -165,299,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 467,583,815 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 27.75 |
| Operating Cashflow | 160,566,656 |
| Operating Margins | -0.04464 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 604 648 6559 |
| Post Market Change | -0.52000046 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.8978119 |
| Post Market Price | 26.88 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,982,986 |
| Prev Name | Starz Entertainment LLC |
| Previous Close | 27.85 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -6.4470587 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.96160597 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.36486083 |
| Profit Margins | -0.1319 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.293 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.450001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.6158 |
| Regular Market Day High | 29.365 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 27.17 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 27.17 - 29.365 |
| Regular Market Open | 27.75 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 27.85 |
| Regular Market Price | 27.4 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 206,761 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.072 |
| Revenue Per Share | 75.386 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 16,789,365 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0291 |
| Shares Short | 487,844 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 485,490 |
| Short Name | Starz Entertainment Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0422 |
| Short Ratio | 3.21 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | BC |
| Symbol | STRZ |
| Target High Price | 45.0 |
| Target Low Price | 15.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 30.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 29.0 |
| Total Cash | 102,100,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.081 |
| Total Debt | 798,600,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,260,833,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -16.8 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.28225 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 12.117749 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.79292965 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 206,761 |
| Website | https://www.starz.com |
| Zip | V6C 3R8 |