Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C (NASDAQ:FWONK – Get Free Report) and Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE:MSGE – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C and Madison Square Garden Entertainment”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 C | $3.32 billion | 6.73 | $228.10 million | $1.02 | 97.89 |
| Madison Square Garden Entertainment | $942.73 million | 1.89 | $37.43 million | $0.76 | 58.21 |
Profitability
This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C and Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.97% | -458.14% | 2.92% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.3% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden Entertainment has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2.54 |
| Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C presently has a consensus target price of $111.22, suggesting a potential upside of 11.39%. Madison Square Garden Entertainment has a consensus target price of $45.20, suggesting a potential upside of 2.17%. Given Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C is more favorable than Madison Square Garden Entertainment.
Summary
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C beats Madison Square Garden Entertainment on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C
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 Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. engages in the provision of entertainment services. Its portfolio of venues includes The Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, The Theater at Madison Square, and The Chicago Theatre. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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