Head-To-Head Analysis: Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK) vs. Its Competitors

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C (NASDAQ:FWONK) is one of 257 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C Competitors	-19.17%	-48.95%	-4.95%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C	$4.48 billion	N/A	126.58
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C Competitors	$2.95 billion	$35.12 million	-1.91

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.3% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C	0	4	7	0	2.64
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C Competitors	2340	6935	10779	490	2.46

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C currently has a consensus price target of $118.44, suggesting a potential upside of 7.55%. As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 29.24%. Given Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C beats its competitors on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series C Company Profile

Liberty Media Corporation’s Liberty Formula One Series C stock (NASDAQ: FWONK) is a tracking stock associated with the company’s Formula One Group. The group’s principal business is Formula 1, the international motorsport series, which organizes and promotes races and manages the championship’s commercial rights, including media, sponsorship, licensing and race-promotion activities. Formula 1 has held world championship races since 1950 and serves a global audience, with events staged across multiple continents.