Comparing fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) and New York Times (NYSE:NYT)

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) and fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares New York Times and fuboTV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New York Times	13.41%	23.06%	15.82%
fuboTV	-0.71%	-7.67%	-1.33%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for New York Times and fuboTV, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New York Times	0	5	5	1	2.64
fuboTV	1	2	6	1	2.70

New York Times currently has a consensus price target of $82.80, indicating a potential upside of 15.76%. fuboTV has a consensus price target of $16.83, indicating a potential upside of 119.33%. Given fuboTV’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe fuboTV is more favorable than New York Times.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.4% of New York Times shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of fuboTV shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of New York Times shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of fuboTV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares New York Times and fuboTV”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New York Times	$2.82 billion	4.08	$343.98 million	$2.50	28.61
fuboTV	$377.20 million	0.61	-$18.87 million	($1.28)	-6.00

New York Times has higher revenue and earnings than fuboTV. fuboTV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New York Times, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

New York Times has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, fuboTV has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

New York Times beats fuboTV on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About New York Times

The New York Times Company is a media organization best known for publishing The New York Times, a newspaper founded in 1851. Based in New York City, the company produces journalism on U.S. and international news, politics, business, culture, science and other subjects. Its offerings include print and digital news, games, cooking content, product reviews through Wirecutter, and sports journalism through The Athletic. The company serves readers in the United States and around the world through its digital platforms and print publications.

About fuboTV

FuboTV Inc., which operates under the Fubo name, is a live-TV streaming company with a focus on sports. Its subscription service offers live sports programming alongside news and entertainment channels, providing an internet-based alternative to traditional pay television. The service includes packages with different channel selections and may offer add-ons and features such as cloud DVR, depending on the market and plan. Fubo began in 2015 as a streaming service focused on soccer and later expanded into a broader live-TV offering.