Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD – Get Free Report) and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Warner Bros. Discovery | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2.30 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Warner Bros. Discovery currently has a consensus price target of $27.69, suggesting a potential downside of 0.19%. Given Warner Bros. Discovery’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Warner Bros. Discovery is more favorable than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A.
Risk and Volatility
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.0% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.1% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Warner Bros. Discovery | -8.77% | -8.91% | -3.20% |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Warner Bros. Discovery | $36.12 billion | 1.93 | $727.00 million | ($1.27) | -21.85 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($4.53) | -22.88 |
Warner Bros. Discovery has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A. Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warner Bros. Discovery, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Warner Bros. Discovery beats Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Studios, Network, and DTC. The Studios segment produces and releases feature films for initial exhibition in theaters; produces and licenses television programs to its networks and third parties and direct-to-consumer services; distributes films and television programs to various third parties and internal television; and offers streaming services and distribution through the home entertainment market, themed experience licensing, and interactive gaming. The Network segment comprises domestic and international television networks. The DTC segment offers premium pay-tv and streaming services. In addition, the company offers portfolio of content, brands, and franchises across television, film, streaming, and gaming under the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, Warner Bros. Television Group, DC, HBO, HBO Max, Max, Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, HGTV, Food Network, TNT Sports, TBS, TLC, OWN, Warner Bros. Games, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Harry Potter, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, Game of Thrones, and The Lord of the Rings brands. Further, it provides content through distribution platforms, including linear network, free-to-air, and broadcast television; authenticated GO applications, digital distribution arrangements, content licensing arrangements, and direct-to-consumer subscription products. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A
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.
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