Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRA – Get Free Report) and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C (NASDAQ:LLYVK – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Atlanta Braves has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Atlanta Braves and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atlanta Braves | -2.99% | -3.98% | -1.30% |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Atlanta Braves presently has a consensus target price of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.95%. Given Atlanta Braves’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlanta Braves is more favorable than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Atlanta Braves and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atlanta Braves | $662.75 million | 4.40 | -$31.27 million | ($0.35) | -132.80 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($3.12) | -29.79 |
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Atlanta Braves. Atlanta Braves is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
12.3% of Atlanta Braves shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Atlanta Braves shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
About Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. owns and operates the Atlanta Braves Major league baseball club. It also operates mixed-use development project, including retail, office, hotel, and entertainment projects. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.
About Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C
Liberty Live Group operates in the media, communications, and entertainment industries primarily in North America and the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
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