Liberty Media Corp. (LSXMA) Beta Value: Understanding the Market Risk

The price-to-earnings ratio for Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LSXMA) is above average at 11.44x. The 36-month beta value for LSXMA is also noteworthy at 1.12. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for LSXMA is 94.73M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.76% of that float. The average trading volume of LSXMA on August 28, 2024 was 1.30M shares.

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LSXMA) stock’s latest price update

Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LSXMA)’s stock price has increased by 0.52 compared to its previous closing price of 23.01. However, the company has seen a -0.86% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. proactiveinvestors.co.uk reported 2024-08-23 that Liberty Media (NASDAQ:LINTA) is to sell a US$825 million chunk of shares in Formula 1 to help pay for its acquisition of the motorbike racing equivalent MotoGP. In April, Liberty agreed to buy 86% Dorna Sports, the business holding MotoGP’s commercial rights, in a deal valuing the bike championship at US$4.2 billion.

LSXMA’s Market Performance

LSXMA’s stock has fallen by -0.86% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 0.39% and a quarterly rise of 2.75%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.81% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.04% for Liberty Media Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.82% for LSXMA’s stock, with a -11.11% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of LSXMA

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LSXMA stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for LSXMA by listing it as a “In-line.” The predicted price for LSXMA in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $27 based on the research report published on June 24, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Seaport Research Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LSXMA reach a price target of $36. The rating they have provided for LSXMA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 29th, 2024.

Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to LSXMA, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on April 24th of the current year.

LSXMA Trading at 4.03% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought LSXMA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.01% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.81%, as shares surge +1.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.88% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, LSXMA fell by -0.86%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.08. In addition, Liberty Media Corp. saw -19.52% 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 LSXMA starting from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, who sale 52,911 shares at the price of $34.06 back on Jun 13 ’24. After this action, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC now owns 4,999,007 shares of Liberty Media Corp., valued at $1,802,170 using the latest closing price.

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, the 10% Owner of Liberty Media Corp., sale 12,419 shares at $33.12 during a trade that took place back on Jun 14 ’24, which means that BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC is holding 4,986,588 shares at $411,276 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for LSXMA

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.21 for the present operating margin
  • 0.45 for the gross margin

The net margin for Liberty Media Corp. stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 9.86, with 3.20 for asset returns.

Based on Liberty Media Corp. (LSXMA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.04.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.53 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.82for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.38.

Conclusion

In summary, Liberty Media Corp. (LSXMA) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.

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