LUCK vs MANU vs NXST Stock Comparison

Lucky Strike Entertainment, Manchester United and Nexstar Media Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
$170.10 +5.3% 1M -9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.24B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.88B
Div. yield
4.37%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nexstar Media leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nexstar Media 4, Manchester United 4, Lucky Strike Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUCKMANUNXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $553.36M $3.65B $5.24B NXST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.9x -62.5x 27.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 5.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.5% +10.5% NXST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% -6.4% 3.2% NXST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% 5.8% LUCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x 8.3x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.93% 0.00% 4.37% LUCK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% +21.2% -9.8% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +5.2%/yr +2.6%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.1% 33.3% 36.8% MANU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 46/100 53/100 NXST

Percentile Scorecard

LUCKMANUNXST

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

AxisLUCKMANUNXST
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 30 #32 of 45 67 #18 of 53
Growth 14 #37 of 43 76 #11 of 43 28 #32 of 44
Profitability 46 #23 of 42 51 #21 of 42 78 #10 of 42
Financial Health 9 #44 of 48 26 #36 of 48 38 #38 of 61
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 – 52 #13 of 26
Overall 44 46 53
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • NXST 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

PeriodLUCKMANUNXSTSPY
1 month -25.7%+0.9%+5.3% +0.7%
3 months -42.2%-10.4%-11.6% +3.7%
6 months -49.1%+11.1%-18.3% +7.1%
Year to date -52.2%+31.7%-16.2% +12.8%
1 year -49.4%+21.2%-9.8% +11.9%
3 years -61.4%+16.6%+23.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -27.2%+5.2%+7.2% +22.8%
5 years -59.7%+28.7%+13.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.6%+5.2%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years —+37.5%+249.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+3.2%+13.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUCKMANUNXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.1%33.3%36.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.4%31.8%37.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.670.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.64-0.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.5%-54.5%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-13.3%-32.9% -1.2%
52-week high $9.49$24.19$253.64 $779.14
52-week low $4.03$15.20$154.70 $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.

MultipleLUCKMANUNXST
P/E now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 17.4x -62.5xmedian 17.4x 27.7xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 10.8x 13.1xmedian 10.8x 12.0xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -56.6xmedian 11.7x 10.0xmedian 11.7x 7.1xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 2.5x 18.3xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.55 3.69median 0.55 -0.87median 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 monthsLUCKMANUNXST
Revenue $1.25B $909.31M $5.88B
Gross profit $844.13M -$21.12M $3.21B
Operating income $136.79M $30.28M $1.04B
Net income -$35.78M -$57.81M $168.00M
Free cash flow -$9.78M $363.93M $743.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.34 $6.08
Cash & equivalents – $89.13M $218.00M
Total debt $1.78B $3.96B $11.74B
Shares (diluted) 136.63M 172.43M 30.91M
Enterprise value $553.36M $3.32B $4.05B

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
MetricLUCKMANUNXST
P/E -11.9x -62.5x 27.7x
P/FCF -56.6x 10.0x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 14.4x 5.9x
P/S 0.4x 4.0x 0.9x
P/B -1.4x 18.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -1.2x 18.3x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 13.1x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 147.9x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 4.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF -238.6x 12.3x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 17.7x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 3.69 -0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUNXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.5% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 5.2% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 24.6% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.1% – 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 223.3% -11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 62.2% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -257.0% -36.0% -71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -19.1% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -154.5% -35.3% -70.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -16.9% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.4% 128.3% -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 22.8% -11.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.1% 141.3% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 34.6% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUNXST
Gross margin 67.8% -2.3% 54.6%
EBITDA margin 22.0% 37.6% 23.7%
Operating margin 11.0% 3.3% 17.8%
Pretax margin -3.2% -7.0% 3.6%
Net margin -3.7% -6.4% 3.2%
FCF margin -0.8% 40.0% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 27.8% 15.2%
Return on equity – -26.5% 8.3%
Return on assets -1.1% -2.8% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 4.5% 2.5% 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x -4.4x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.0% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUNXST
Debt / assets 55.2% 44.5% 66.3%
Debt / equity -4.5x 4.6x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x 8.3x
Debt / FCF -182.1x 2.5x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 112.3% 90.3% 87.2%
Equity / assets -12.3% 9.7% 12.8%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 2.1x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.43 0.98 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUNXST
Dividend yield 5.9% – 4.4%
Net buyback yield 6.4% – –
Shareholder yield 12.3% 0.0% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 134.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusLUCKMANUNXST
Forward P/E – – 5.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $-0.18FY2027 $32.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +998.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -45.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2027 $1.07BFY2027 $8.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 +19.6%FY2027 +68.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -6.0% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUCKMANUNXST
Held by institutions 50.3% 17.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 56 125 487
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +5.0% +4.0%
Institutions buying 24 63 221
Institutions selling 20 30 181
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.10 1.22

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.

LUCKMANUNXST
LUCK 1.00 0.21 0.17
MANU 0.21 1.00 0.15
NXST 0.17 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUCK, MANU and NXST?

Nexstar Media (NXST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $553.36M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.65B, Nexstar Media (NXST) $5.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexstar Media (NXST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) +3.7%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Nexstar Media (NXST) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexstar Media (NXST) has the highest net margin (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) leads (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 9.0%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 5.8%).

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%, Nexstar Media (NXST) -9.8%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -16.6%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.2%/yr, Nexstar Media (NXST) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) has the highest dividend yield: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 5.93%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 4.37%. Manchester United (MANU) 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%, Nexstar Media (NXST) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nexstar Media (NXST) leads on 4. 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.