FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA – Get Free Report) and Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
52.5% of FOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.7% of FOX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Beasley Broadcast Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for FOX and Beasley Broadcast Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FOX | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares FOX and Beasley Broadcast Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FOX | $16.58 billion | 1.50 | $2.26 billion | $4.16 | 14.09 |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | $240.29 million | 0.02 | -$5.89 million | ($4.73) | -0.68 |
FOX has higher revenue and earnings than Beasley Broadcast Group. Beasley Broadcast Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares FOX and Beasley Broadcast Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FOX | 11.41% | 18.14% | 9.40% |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | -3.84% | -2.59% | -0.69% |
Volatility & Risk
FOX has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beasley Broadcast Group has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
FOX beats Beasley Broadcast Group on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About FOX
Fox Corporation operates as a news, sports, and entertainment company in the United States (U.S.). The company operates through four segments: Cable Network Programming, Television, Credible, and The FOX Studio Lot. The Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news and sports content for distribution through traditional cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators and telecommunication companies, virtual multi-channel video programming distributors, and other digital platforms primarily in the U.S. Television segment produces, acquires, markets, and distributes programming through the FOX broadcast network, advertising supported video-on-demand service Tubi, and operates power broadcast television stations including duopolies and other digital platform; and produces content for third parties. The Credible segment engages in the consumer finance marketplace. The FOX Studio Lot segment provides television and film production services along with office space, studio operation services and includes all operations of the facility. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Beasley Broadcast Group
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., a multi-platform media company, owns and operates radio stations in the United States. The company offers local and national advertisers integrated marketing solutions across audio, digital, and event platforms. It operates Houston Outlaws, an esports team that competes in the Overwatch League; and an esports team that competes in the Rocket League. Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is based in Naples, Florida.
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