Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ: FWONK)’s stock price has decreased by -1.32 compared to its previous closing price of 84.60. However, the company has seen a -9.77% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-27 that Formula One Group (NASDAQ:FWONK ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Shane Kleinstein – SVP of IR Derek Chang – President and CEO, Liberty Media Corporation Brian Wendling – Chief Accounting & Principal Financial Officer, Liberty Media Corporation Stefano Domenicali – President & CEO Conference Call Participants Ben Swinburne – Morgan Stanley David Karnovsky – JPMorgan Kutgun Maral – Evercore ISI Jeffrey Wlodarczak – Pivotal Research Group Stephen Laszczyk – Goldman Sachs Bryan Kraft – Deutsche Bank Steven Cahall – Wells Fargo Barton Crockett – Rosenblatt Operator Greetings and welcome to the Liberty Media Corporation 2024 Year-End Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Is It Worth Investing in Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ: FWONK) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for FWONK is at 0.91. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for FWONK is 218.15M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.24% of that float. The average trading volume for FWONK on March 14, 2025 was 1.31M shares.
FWONK’s Market Performance
FWONK stock saw a decrease of -9.77% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -16.58% and a quarterly a decrease of -8.40%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.75%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.74% for Liberty Media Corp (FWONK). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.39% for FWONK stock, with a simple moving average of 0.53% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FWONK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FWONK stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for FWONK by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for FWONK in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $115 based on the research report published on December 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FWONK reach a price target of $85. The rating they have provided for FWONK stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 17th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to FWONK, setting the target price at $70 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
FWONK Trading at -10.97% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FWONK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.75%, as shares sank -17.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.12% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FWONK fell by -9.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $93.16. In addition, Liberty Media Corp saw -9.91% 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 FWONK starting from MAFFEI GREGORY B, who sale 35,463 shares at the price of $71.53 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, MAFFEI GREGORY B now owns 1,240,785 shares of Liberty Media Corp, valued at $2,536,732 using the latest closing price.
Gregory Maffei, the Officer of Liberty Media Corp, proposed sale 35,463 shares at $71.62 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that Gregory Maffei is holding shares at $2,540,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FWONK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for Liberty Media Corp stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value -0.43, with -0.27 for asset returns.
Based on Liberty Media Corp (FWONK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.42.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 577.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 31.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.67.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Liberty Media Corp (FWONK) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
