Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ)Communication Services | Entertainment | Vancouver, Canada | NasdaqGS
26.09 USD
+1.25
(5.032%)
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(Oct. 13, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:45 a.m. EDT
Starz presents a classic value trap with a broken business model. The company is hemorrhaging cash, evidenced by negative operating margins (-7.9%) and a massive debt load ($787M) against only $59M in cash. The balance sheet is precarious with a current ratio of 0.25, meaning the company cannot cover its immediate liabilities without selling assets or raising capital at a discount. Fundamentally, the stock is a liability; revenue is shrinking, and there is no path to profitability visible in the current data. The short-term outlook remains cautiously bearish due to the deteriorating fundamentals and the fact that the stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, indicating continued selling pressure. While the price has recovered somewhat from its 52-week low, the underlying economics have not improved. Crucially, there is no dividend to provide any income cushion. The company is burning through cash reserves to service debt and fund operations. Any hope for a turnaround relies entirely on a dramatic restructuring or a sudden surge in subscriber growth that hasn't yet translated to profit. For now, the risk-reward profile is skewed heavily toward downside protection. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.053836 |
| AutoETS | 0.053838 |
| AutoTheta | 0.054977 |
| MSTL | 0.060634 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 28% |
| H-stat | 6.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.015 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.89 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 266.036 |
| Revenue per Share | 74.569 |
| Market Cap | 446,769,664 |
| Forward P/E | -5.76 |
| Profit Margins | -25.07% |
| Previous Name | Starz Entertainment LLC |
| Website | https://www.starz.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a massive range expansion rather than a specific directional move. There is heavy open interest in deep out-of-the-money calls (strikes 28, 30) and deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 10, 12), creating a 'straddle' or 'strangle' bias. This suggests traders expect high volatility and a significant gap up or down, likely driven by binary events like earnings or regulatory news, rather than a steady trend. The lack of volume in these strikes indicates speculative positioning rather than active hedging.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.1033022 |
| Address1 | 250 Howe Street |
| Address2 | 20th Floor |
| All Time High | 32.58 |
| All Time Low | 8.0 |
| Ask | 31.88 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 300,030 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 246,696 |
| Average Volume | 246,696 |
| Average Volume10Days | 300,030 |
| Bid | 18.69 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 17.613 |
| City | Vancouver |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 26.09 |
| Current Ratio | 0.253 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 26.09 |
| Day Low | 24.96 |
| Debt To Equity | 266.036 |
| Display Name | Starz Entertainment |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 122,866,632 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.09837 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.384 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.923 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,152,964,352 |
| Eps Current Year | -19.21667 |
| Eps Forward | -4.5275 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -16.76 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 25.4697 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6203003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.024354441 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 110.33022 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.58 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.4900017 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.199202 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.4 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 17.69 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.1059525 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.4 - 32.58 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,746,624,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 12,095,316 |
| Forward Eps | -4.5275 |
| Forward P E | -5.762562 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 517 |
| Fullday Change | 1.25 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 5.032206 |
| Fullday Price | 26.09 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.54106 |
| Gross Profits | 675,799,808 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.13430999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.79050004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 17,124,171 |
| 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 | 446,769,664 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_778715 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-13 |
| Net Income To Common | -312,199,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 400,876,843 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 25.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | 66,966,660 |
| Operating Margins | -0.07925 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Phone | 604 648 6559 |
| Prev Name | Starz Entertainment LLC |
| Previous Close | 24.84 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.3576754 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.4812921 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.35769245 |
| Profit Margins | -0.25075 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.235 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.25 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 5.032206 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.09 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 24.96 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 24.96 - 26.09 |
| Regular Market Open | 25.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 24.84 |
| Regular Market Price | 26.09 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,912,712 |
| Regular Market Volume | 145,397 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.037 |
| Revenue Per Share | 74.569 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 17,124,171 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0326 |
| Shares Short | 559,052 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 457,694 |
| Short Name | Starz Entertainment Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.047 |
| Short Ratio | 1.6 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | BC |
| Symbol | STRZ |
| Target High Price | 45.0 |
| Target Low Price | 26.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 35.2 |
| Target Median Price | 36.0 |
| Total Cash | 59,600,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.48 |
| Total Debt | 787,200,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,249,032,960 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -16.76 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 19.8132 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.2768 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.3167989 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 145,397 |
| Website | https://www.starz.com |
| Zip | V6C 3R8 |