Reviewing Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA) & The Liberty Braves Group (NASDAQ:BATRA)

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA – Get Rating) and The Liberty Braves Group (NASDAQ:BATRA – Get Rating) 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, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Paramount Global and The Liberty Braves Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paramount Global	$28.59 billion	0.82	$4.54 billion	6.11	5.94
The Liberty Braves Group	$568.00 million	0.47	$398.00 million	$0.28	92.32

Paramount Global has higher revenue and earnings than The Liberty Braves Group. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Liberty Braves Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Paramount Global and The Liberty Braves Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Global	0	0	0	0	N/A
The Liberty Braves Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

The Liberty Braves Group has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.87%. Given The Liberty Braves Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Liberty Braves Group is more favorable than Paramount Global.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.0% of Paramount Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of The Liberty Braves Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Paramount Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Paramount Global and The Liberty Braves Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Global	14.26%	7.90%	3.05%
The Liberty Braves Group	6.09%	0.19%	0.08%

Risk & Volatility

Paramount Global has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Liberty Braves Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Paramount Global beats The Liberty Braves Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

Paramount Global Company Profile (Get Rating)

Paramount Global operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. The company distributes a schedule of news and public affairs broadcasts, and sports and entertainment programming; acquires or develops, and schedules programming on the CBS Television Network that includes primetime comedies and dramas, reality, specials, kids' programs, daytime dramas, game shows, and late night programs; produces or distributes talk shows, court shows, game shows, and newsmagazines; owns and operates 29 broadcast television stations; and operates CBS Sports Network, a 24-hour cable channel that provides sports and related content, as well as streaming and cable subscription services. It also operates Paramount+, a digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming services; and creates and acquires programming for distribution and viewing on various media platforms, including subscription cable networks, subscription streaming, and premium and basic cable networks. In addition, the company develops, produces, finances, acquires, and distributes films. Paramount Global was formerly known as ViacomCBS Inc. and changed its name to Paramount Global in February 2022. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

The Liberty Braves Group Company Profile (Get Rating)

The Liberty Braves Group, through its subsidiary, Braves Holdings, LLC, owns the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Club, various assets and liabilities associated with ANLBC's stadium, and mixed-use development project. The company is based in Englewood, Colorado. The Liberty Braves Group is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.

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