Head to Head Analysis: Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B (OTCMKTS:FWONB) & Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRK)

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B (OTCMKTS:FWONB) and Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.0% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Atlanta Braves shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Atlanta Braves shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B and Atlanta Braves, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atlanta Braves	0	1	1	0	2.50

Atlanta Braves has a consensus price target of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.69%. Given Atlanta Braves’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atlanta Braves is more favorable than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B and Atlanta Braves’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B	7.76%	N/A	N/A
Atlanta Braves	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlanta Braves has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B and Atlanta Braves”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B	$3.32 billion	7.14	-$30.00 million	$1.02	93.14
Atlanta Braves	$662.75 million	4.26	-$21.97 million	($0.35)	-128.54

Atlanta Braves has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B. Atlanta Braves is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Atlanta Braves beats Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series B

Formula One Group, through its subsidiary Formula 1, engages in the motorsports business in the United States and internationally. The company holds commercial rights for the FIA Formula One world championship, approximately a nine-month long motor race-based competition in which teams compete for the constructors' championship and drivers compete for the drivers' championship. It is also involved in the operation of the Formula 1 Paddock Club hospitality program; and provision of freight, logistical, and travel related services for the teams and other third parties, as well as the F2 and F3 race series. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. Formula One Group operates as a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.

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.