LUCK vs MANU vs NMAX Stock Comparison

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MANU Manchester United plc
$20.97 +0.9% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$8.10 -25.3% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manchester United leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Manchester United 6, Lucky Strike Entertainment 2, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUCKMANUNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $553.36M $3.65B $1.04B MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.9x -62.5x -13.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.5% +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% -6.4% -40.1% LUCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% — LUCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x — MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.93% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% +21.2% -18.1% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +5.2%/yr — MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.1% 33.3% 77.7% MANU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 46/100 34/100 MANU

Percentile Scorecard

LUCKMANUNMAX

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

AxisLUCKMANUNMAX
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 30 #32 of 45 2 #52 of 53
Growth 14 #37 of 43 76 #11 of 43 58 #19 of 44
Profitability 46 #23 of 42 51 #21 of 42 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 9 #44 of 48 26 #36 of 48 63 #23 of 61
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 – –
Overall 44 46 34
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • NMAX ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLUCKMANUNMAXSPY
1 month -25.7%+0.9%-25.3% +0.7%
3 months -42.2%-10.4%+5.6% +3.7%
6 months -49.1%+11.1%+28.6% +7.1%
Year to date -52.2%+31.7%+4.8% +12.8%
1 year -49.4%+21.2%-18.1% +11.9%
3 years -61.4%+16.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -27.2%+5.2%— +22.8%
5 years -59.7%+28.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.6%+5.2%— +10.9%
10 years —+37.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+3.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUCKMANUNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.1%33.3%77.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.4%31.8%80.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.671.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.64-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.5%-54.5%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-13.3%-29.1% -1.2%
52-week high $9.49$24.19$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $4.03$15.20$5.16 $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.

MultipleLUCKMANUNMAX
P/E now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 17.4x -62.5xmedian 17.4x -13.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 10.8x 13.1xmedian 10.8x -12.4xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -56.6xmedian 11.7x 10.0xmedian 11.7x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 2.5x 18.3xmedian 2.5x 9.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.55 3.69median 0.55 —median 0.49

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 monthsLUCKMANUNMAX
Revenue $1.25B $909.31M $198.07M
Gross profit $844.13M -$21.12M $78.29M
Operating income $136.79M $30.28M -$86.98M
Net income -$35.78M -$57.81M -$79.40M
Free cash flow -$9.78M $363.93M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.34 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents – $89.13M $25.88M
Total debt $1.78B $3.96B –
Shares (diluted) 136.63M 172.43M 129.29M
Enterprise value $553.36M $3.32B $946.58M

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
MetricLUCKMANUNMAX
P/E -11.9x -62.5x -13.1x
P/FCF -56.6x 10.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 14.4x –
P/S 0.4x 4.0x 5.3x
P/B -1.4x 18.3x 9.2x
P/Tangible book -1.2x 18.3x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 13.1x -12.4x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 147.9x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 4.9x 5.1x
EV/FCF -238.6x 12.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 17.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 3.69 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.5% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 5.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 24.6% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 223.3% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 62.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -257.0% -36.0% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -19.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -154.5% -35.3% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -16.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.4% 128.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.1% 141.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 34.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUNMAX
Gross margin 67.8% -2.3% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 22.0% 37.6% -41.2%
Operating margin 11.0% 3.3% -43.9%
Pretax margin -3.2% -7.0% -40.1%
Net margin -3.7% -6.4% -40.1%
FCF margin -0.8% 40.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 27.8% –
Return on equity – -26.5% -72.4%
Return on assets -1.1% -2.8% -33.8%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed 4.5% 2.5% -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x -4.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUNMAX
Debt / assets 55.2% 44.5% –
Debt / equity -4.5x 4.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF -182.1x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 112.3% 90.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets -12.3% 9.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x -4,632x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.43 0.98 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUNMAX
Dividend yield 5.9% – –
Net buyback yield 6.4% – –
Shareholder yield 12.3% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusLUCKMANUNMAX
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $-0.18FY2027 $-0.01FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2027 $1.07BFY2027 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 +19.6%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -6.0% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUCKMANUNMAX
Held by institutions 50.3% 17.1% 28.5%
Institutions holding 56 125 234
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +5.0% +13.5%
Institutions buying 24 63 111
Institutions selling 20 30 37
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.10 3.00

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.

LUCKMANUNMAX
LUCK 1.00 0.21 0.32
MANU 0.21 1.00 0.18
NMAX 0.32 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUCK, MANU and NMAX?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $553.36M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.65B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.04B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) +3.7%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) has the highest net margin (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%). On return on invested capital, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) leads (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 9.0%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -49.4%, Manchester United (MANU) +21.2%, Newsmax (NMAX) -18.1%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -16.6%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 5.93%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%. Manchester United (MANU) and Newsmax (NMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manchester United (MANU) has been the steadiest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 55.1%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUCK, MANU and NMAX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Manchester United (MANU) leads on 6. 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.