The Supreme Court of British Columbia Grants Order Approving Full Separation of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.'s Studio and STARZ Businesses into Two Standalone, Publicly-Traded Companies
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: May 05 2025
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Lions Gate Entertainment Separation: The Supreme Court of British Columbia has approved the separation of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.'s Studio and STARZ businesses into two independent, publicly-traded companies, effective May 6, 2025.
Trading Information: Following the separation, Lionsgate is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LION starting May 7, 2025.
Analyst Views on LION
Wall Street analysts forecast LION stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LION is 8.33 USD with a low forecast of 8.00 USD and a high forecast of 9.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Analyst Rating
5 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 9.230
Low
8.00
Averages
8.33
High
9.00
Current: 9.230
Low
8.00
Averages
8.33
High
9.00
About LION
Lionsgate Studios Corp. is a pure play content company. The Company brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, a portfolio of brands and franchises, a talent management and production house and a more than 20,000-title film and television library. The Company's Motion Picture segment consists of the development and production of feature films, acquisition of North American and worldwide distribution rights, North American theatrical, home entertainment and television distribution of feature films produced and acquired, and worldwide licensing of distribution rights to feature films produced and acquired. Its Television Production segment consists of the development, production and worldwide distribution of television productions, including television series, television movies and miniseries, and non-fiction programming. Television Production segment also includes the operations of 3 Arts Entertainment, a talent management company.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
