Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) & Atlanta Braves (OTCMKTS:BATRB) Head-To-Head Review

Atlanta Braves (OTCMKTS:BATRB) and Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Atlanta Braves and Alliance Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlanta Braves	0	0	0	0	0.00
Alliance Entertainment	0	2	2	0	2.50

Alliance Entertainment has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.45%. Given Alliance Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alliance Entertainment is more favorable than Atlanta Braves.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Atlanta Braves shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 77.6% of Alliance Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Atlanta Braves has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Atlanta Braves and Alliance Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlanta Braves	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alliance Entertainment	2.06%	20.53%	5.73%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atlanta Braves and Alliance 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	5.49	-$2.51 million	($0.04)	-1,450.00
Alliance Entertainment	$1.06 billion	0.22	$15.08 million	$0.43	10.74

Alliance Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Atlanta Braves. Atlanta Braves is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Alliance Entertainment beats Atlanta Braves on 13 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 Alliance Entertainment

Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation operates as a wholesaler, distributor, and e-commerce provider for the entertainment industry worldwide. It offers vinyl records, video games, digital video discs, blu-rays, toys, compact discs, collectibles, and other entertainment and consumer products. The company also provides third party logistics products and services. It distributes its physical media, entertainment products, hardware, and accessories through multi-channel strategy. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Plantation, Florida.