Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain HOFV

Competitive advantage analysis · communication-services

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
28/100
Developing

Ranked against 55 peers in Entertainment

About Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a resort and entertainment company, doing business as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The company owns the DoubleTree by Hilton located in downtown Canton, and the Hall of Fame Village, which is a multi-use sports, entertainment, and media destination. The company is headquartered in Canton, Ohio. As of December 31, 2025, Hall … Full HOFV analysis →

Key strengths

  • Operating Leverage in Effect Operating leverage is evident (score 0.98), with margins expanding over time.

Key risks

  • Below-Peer Operating Efficiency Operating margin at 6.4th percentile indicates below-peer efficiency.
  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.30), raising refinancing risk.

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Pricing Power

Weak
17
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Where HOFV ranks in Entertainment

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain ranks #37 of 56 scored companies in Entertainment by moat score — the top 66%. The widest moat in the group is Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at 85/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
33 LiveOne, Inc. LVO 38/100 Developing
34 Reading International Inc RDIB 37/100 Developing
35 Reading International Inc RDI 36/100 Developing
36 Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd CPOP 30/100 Developing
37 Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain HOFV 28/100 Developing
38 Cineverse Corp. CNVS 27/100 Developing
39 Liberty Media Corporation - Ser LLYVA 27/100 Developing
40 Liberty Media Corporation - Ser LLYVK 25/100 Developing
41 Sphere Entertainment Co. SPHR 24/100 Weak

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How HOFV scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 17 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 6 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 24 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 26 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 19 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 67 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding HOFV's moat

What is Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain's moat score?

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain (HOFV) scores 28 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #37 of 56 scored companies in Entertainment, the top 66%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 55 companies in Entertainment. Its strongest defense is Scale & Market Position (67/100) and its weakest is Cost Advantage (6/100).

How does Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain compare with other Entertainment companies?

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain ranks #37 of 56 scored companies in Entertainment by moat score. The widest moat in Entertainment is Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at 85/100. The companies ranked closest are Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd (CPOP) at 30 just above it and Cineverse Corp. (CNVS) at 27 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 55 companies in Entertainment. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Hall of Fame Resort & Entertain?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and HOFV scores: Pricing Power (17), Cost Advantage (6), Customer Stickiness (24), Capital Efficiency (26), Resilience (19), Scale & Market Position (67). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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