Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRK) and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C (NASDAQ:LLYVK) Head-To-Head Contrast

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C (NASDAQ:LLYVK) and Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRK) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atlanta Braves	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C and Atlanta Braves”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C	$406.97 million	24.03	-$32.20 million	($0.35)	-303.71
Atlanta Braves	$732.49 million	3.65	-$70.32 million	($1.33)	-38.02

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.4% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Atlanta Braves shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Atlanta Braves shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C and Atlanta Braves, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C	1	1	0	0	1.50
Atlanta Braves	1	2	1	0	2.00

Atlanta Braves has a consensus target price of $63.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.59%. 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.

Volatility & Risk

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlanta Braves has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Atlanta Braves beats Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series C on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.