Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRA – Get Free Report) and Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK – Get Free Report) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Atlanta Braves and Lucky Strike Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Atlanta Braves presently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.71%. Lucky Strike Entertainment has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.65%. Given Atlanta Braves’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atlanta Braves is more favorable than Lucky Strike Entertainment.
Volatility & Risk
Institutional & Insider Ownership
12.3% of Atlanta Braves shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Atlanta Braves shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 79.9% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Atlanta Braves and Lucky Strike Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atlanta Braves | -6.56% | -8.48% | -2.85% |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | 1.11% | -35.76% | 1.68% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Atlanta Braves and Lucky Strike Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atlanta Braves | $662.75 million | 4.07 | -$125.29 million | ($0.52) | -83.79 |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | $1.18 billion | 1.16 | -$83.58 million | ($0.01) | -955.00 |
Lucky Strike Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Atlanta Braves. Lucky Strike Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlanta Braves, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lucky Strike Entertainment beats Atlanta Braves on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. owns and operates the Atlanta Braves Major league baseball club. It also operates mixed-use development project, including retail, office, hotel, and entertainment projects. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.
About Lucky Strike Entertainment
Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp. engages in operating bowling centers. It offers entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, food and beverage offerings, and hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. The company was founded by Thomas F. Shannon in 1997 and is headquartered in Mechanicsville, VA.
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