The price-to-earnings ratio for Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LSXMK) is 14.94x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LSXMK is 1.12. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LSXMK is 195.86M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.68% of that float. On April 03, 2024, LSXMK’s average trading volume was 2.22M shares.
LSXMK) stock’s latest price update
Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LSXMK)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.90 in comparison to its previous close of 29.29, however, the company has experienced a -1.28% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. Investopedia reported 2024-04-01 that Formula One (F1) owner Liberty Media (FWONK) is expanding its reach into motorsports by purchasing Dorna Sports, the owner of the rights to the MotoGP World Championship.
LSXMK’s Market Performance
LSXMK’s stock has fallen by -1.28% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -0.42% and a quarterly drop of -1.18%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.22% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.07% for Liberty Media Corp. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.19% for LSXMK’s stock, with a simple moving average of 6.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LSXMK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LSXMK stocks, with Seaport Research Partners repeating the rating for LSXMK by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LSXMK in the upcoming period, according to Seaport Research Partners is $32 based on the research report published on August 21, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Rosenblatt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LSXMK reach a price target of $87. The rating they have provided for LSXMK stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 19th, 2022.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to LSXMK, setting the target price at $56 in the report published on December 09th of the previous year.
LSXMK Trading at -4.89% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LSXMK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.22%, as shares sank -1.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.88% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LSXMK fell by -1.28%, in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.36. In addition, Liberty Media Corp. saw -1.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LSXMK starting from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, who purchase 3,408 shares at the price of $29.50 back on Mar 28 ’24. After this action, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC now owns 65,486,288 shares of Liberty Media Corp., valued at $100,532 using the latest closing price.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, the 10% Owner of Liberty Media Corp., purchase 158 shares at $29.50 during a trade that took place back on Mar 28 ’24, which means that BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC is holding 32,755,624 shares at $4,661 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LSXMK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Liberty Media Corp. stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 9.87, with 3.01 for asset returns.
Based on Liberty Media Corp. (LSXMK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.53 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.94. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.63for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.39.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Liberty Media Corp. (LSXMK) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
