Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRA) and Lionsgate Studios (NYSE:LION) Head to Head Review

Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRA) and Lionsgate Studios (NYSE:LION) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Atlanta Braves and Lionsgate Studios, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlanta Braves	0	1	1	0	2.50
Lionsgate Studios	0	4	7	2	2.85

Atlanta Braves presently has a consensus target price of $52.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.01%. Lionsgate Studios has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 31.38%. Given Lionsgate Studios’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lionsgate Studios is more favorable than Atlanta Braves.

Risk and Volatility

Atlanta Braves has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lionsgate Studios has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.3% of Atlanta Braves shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Atlanta Braves shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Atlanta Braves and Lionsgate Studios”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlanta Braves	$662.75 million	4.32	-$31.27 million	($0.35)	-130.43
Lionsgate Studios	$3.23 billion	0.60	-$125.30 million	($0.67)	-9.94

Atlanta Braves has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lionsgate Studios. Atlanta Braves is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lionsgate Studios, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Atlanta Braves and Lionsgate Studios’ 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%
Lionsgate Studios	-6.19%	N/A	-1.86%

Summary

Atlanta Braves beats Lionsgate Studios on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Lionsgate Studios

Lionsgate Studios Corp. engages in the provision of motion picture and studio operations that bring a varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.