ANGX vs VSNT vs LION Stock Comparison

Angel Studios, Versant Media and Lionsgate Studios Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANGX Angel Studios, Inc.
$3.88 -19.2% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$714.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$413.29M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$30.85 -5.9% 1M
Market cap
$4.29B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.70%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.17 +12.4% 1M +87.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Versant Media leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Versant Media 3, Angel Studios 2, Lionsgate Studios 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANGXVSNTLIONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $714.83M $4.29B $3.62B VSNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 20.6x -30.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +121.9% — +9.9% ANGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.5% — -4.1% LION
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 9.5x ANGX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.70% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.0% — +87.2% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.0% 41.4% 49.2% VSNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 65/100 40/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

ANGXVSNTLION

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisANGXVSNTLION
Valuation 10 #111 of 123 81 #11 of 53 36 #79 of 123
Growth 20 #86 of 107 – 98 #3 of 107
Profitability 16 #88 of 105 – 40 #63 of 105
Financial Health 17 #109 of 131 83 #11 of 61 11 #117 of 131
Shareholder Returns 8 #68 of 74 32 #18 of 26 14 #64 of 74
Overall 14 65 40
  • ANGX ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodANGXVSNTLIONSPY
1 month -19.2%-5.9%+12.4% -0.2%
3 months -5.1%-17.2%-8.2% +3.9%
6 months +60.3%-21.2%-0.4% +8.2%
Year to date -16.9%-31.4%+33.3% +12.9%
1 year -42.0%—+87.2% +12.3%
3 years ——+16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+5.1% +23.3%

Risk

MeasureANGXVSNTLIONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.0%41.4%49.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.7%46.7%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.610.430.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49—1.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.4%-42.2%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-35.0%-25.8% -1.2%
52-week high $6.69$47.45$16.40 $779.14
52-week low $2.18$27.42$6.23 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleANGXVSNTLION
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 16.8x 20.6xmedian 18.4x -30.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 0.6x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 9.7x —median 10.5x 32.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 9.2x —median 9.0x 37.2xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median -24.4xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.5x -3.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.29 —median 0.44 —median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsANGXVSNTLION
Revenue $413.29M – $2.88B
Gross profit $239.44M – –
Operating income -$130.14M – $133.20M
Net income -$154.81M – -$118.80M
Free cash flow -$44.73M – $97.40M
R&D $16.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 – $-0.41
Cash & equivalents $48.04M $1.48B $425.80M
Total debt $74.36M $2.95B $1.90B
Shares (diluted) 184.24M 141.30M 291.60M
Enterprise value $520.33M $2.93B $2.58B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricANGXVSNTLION
P/E -4.6x 20.6x -30.0x
P/FCF -16.0x – 37.2x
P/Operating cash flow -16.2x – 32.9x
P/S 1.7x 2.6x 1.3x
P/B -24.4x 0.5x -3.0x
P/Tangible book -22.6x 0.6x -3.0x
EV/EBITDA -6.6x – 32.9x
EV/EBIT -5.7x – 38.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x – 1.8x
EV/FCF -16.6x – 52.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.8x – 46.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANGXVSNTLION
Revenue growth (1Y) 121.9% – 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 102.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.7% – 2,284%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -357.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -48.7% – 71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -186.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% – 73.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.8% – 284.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -108.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.1% – 234.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -109.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANGXVSNTLION
Gross margin 57.9% – –
EBITDA margin -27.3% – 5.4%
Operating margin -31.5% – 4.6%
Pretax margin -37.5% – -3.3%
Net margin -37.5% – -4.1%
FCF margin -10.8% – 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin -10.7% – 3.8%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets -69.1% – -2.2%
Return on invested capital – – 18.4%
Return on capital employed -412.5% – 6.6%
Asset turnover 1.8x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANGXVSNTLION
Debt / assets 31.6% 23.2% 35.7%
Debt / equity -2.5x 0.4x -1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – 9.5x
Debt / FCF -1.7x – 19.5x
Liabilities / assets 112.5% 35.4% 122.5%
Equity / assets -12.5% 64.6% -22.5%
Interest coverage -7.8x – 0.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 2.4x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.45 – -0.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANGXVSNTLION
Dividend yield – 3.7% –
Net buyback yield -14.0% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield -14.0% 3.7% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusANGXVSNTLION
Forward P/E – 7.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2026 $4.28FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -24.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +64.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $530.29MFY2026 $6.65BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +64.9%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% -3.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANGXVSNTLION
Held by institutions 23.0% 86.7% 89.1%
Institutions holding 139 792 291
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.4% +4.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 75 302 155
Institutions selling 15 311 85
Buyers to sellers 5.00 0.97 1.82

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ANGXVSNTLION
ANGX 1.00 0.15 0.17
VSNT 0.15 1.00 0.22
LION 0.17 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANGX, VSNT and LION?

Versant Media (VSNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Angel Studios (ANGX) $714.83M, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.29B, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.62B.

Which company is growing faster?

Angel Studios (ANGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Angel Studios (ANGX) +121.9%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) has the highest net margin (Angel Studios (ANGX) -37.5%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Angel Studios (ANGX) -42.0%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +87.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Versant Media (VSNT) 3.70%. Angel Studios (ANGX) and Lionsgate Studios (LION) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Versant Media (VSNT) has been the steadiest (Angel Studios (ANGX) 86.0%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANGX, VSNT and LION?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Versant Media (VSNT) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.