Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ)Communication Services | Entertainment | Vancouver, Canada | NasdaqGS
20.09 USD
+2.89
(16.802%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 20.24 +0.15 (0.747%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:54 a.m. EDT
Despite recent price appreciation (+>70% in 2 weeks), STRZ is a long-term value trap with negative earnings, negative growth, and massive leverage (DE > 115%). The technicals are currently bullish, but the fundamental reality is a breaking company with an unsustainable balance sheet that will eventually drag the stock back to cash levels. The short-term rating is capped due to the lack of options conviction in a continued rally away from the recent highs. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.199354 |
| AutoETS | 0.201671 |
| MSTL | 0.203413 |
| AutoTheta | 0.213386 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 49% |
| H-stat | 4.49 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.243 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.20 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 114.923 |
| Market Cap | 337,298,336 |
| Forward P/E | -45.86 |
| Profit Margins | -12.02% |
| Previous Name | Starz Entertainment LLC |
| Website | https://www.starz.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:54 a.m. EDT: Options flow indicates conflicting signals. The expiration on May 15th shows heavy speculative positioning calls in-the-money at 12.0 vs the spot price of 20.09, with zero out-of-the-money volume, suggesting buyers are betting on a decline or stagnation before expiration. However, the December 18th expiration demonstrates a strong 'long skew' with massive Open Interest (OI) accumulation in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 10-17), while calls are limited to ITM strikes at 10-12. This disparity speculatively suggests a hedging strategy or 'long short' position (buying the stock while hedging with deep OTM puts), or significant insurance against a prolonged downside rally. However, the lack of OTM call volume across all expirations limits the bullish thesis compared to the bearish 'buy strike' behavior seen in the short-term May data.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.79375005 |
| Address1 | 250 Howe Street |
| Address2 | 20th Floor |
| All Time High | 22.98 |
| All Time Low | 8.0 |
| Ask | 22.38 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 187,310 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 169,712 |
| Average Volume | 169,712 |
| Average Volume10Days | 187,310 |
| Bid | 14.22 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 38.683 |
| City | Vancouver |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 20.09 |
| Current Ratio | 0.245 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 20.21 |
| Day Low | 17.49 |
| Debt To Equity | 114.923 |
| Display Name | Starz Entertainment |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | 139,466,624 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10857 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.484 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.813 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,043,835,072 |
| Eps Current Year | -2.12088 |
| Eps Forward | -0.43807 |
| 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 | 12.3128 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 7.7771997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.6316353 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 79.37501 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 22.98 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.8899994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.12576151 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 12.09 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.51125 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.0 - 22.98 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,746,624,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 13,065,200 |
| Forward Eps | -0.43807 |
| Forward P E | -45.860252 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 517 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.53155 |
| Gross Profits | 682,799,808 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.12693 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90867996 |
| 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 to consumers in the United States and Canada. It 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 multichannel video programming distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. |
| Long Name | Starz Entertainment Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 337,298,336 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_778715 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-19 |
| Net Income To Common | -154,399,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 337,298,342 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 17.51 |
| Operating Cashflow | 23,866,660 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01456 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 604 648 6559 |
| Post Market Change | 0.14999962 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.74663824 |
| Post Market Price | 20.24 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,383 |
| Prev Name | Starz Entertainment LLC |
| Previous Close | 17.2 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -9.472484 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.51934963 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.26258442 |
| Profit Margins | -0.12020001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.223 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.375 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.89 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 16.8023 |
| Regular Market Day High | 20.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 17.49 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 17.49 - 20.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 17.51 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 17.2 |
| Regular Market Price | 20.09 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 494,352 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.063 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 16,789,365 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0425 |
| Shares Short | 712,755 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 726,302 |
| Short Name | Starz Entertainment Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0617 |
| Short Ratio | 3.57 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | BC |
| Symbol | STRZ |
| Target High Price | 39.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 19.75 |
| Target Median Price | 16.0 |
| Total Cash | 35,700,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.127 |
| Total Debt | 742,400,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,284,532,992 |
| 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 | 12.5401 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 7.5499 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.6020606 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 494,352 |
| Website | https://www.starz.com |
| Zip | V6C 3R8 |