Gaia (NASDAQ:GAIA – Get Free Report) and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A (NASDAQ:FWONA – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Gaia has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Gaia and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gaia | $98.95 million | 0.34 | -$4.49 million | ($0.24) | -5.54 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A | $4.48 billion | 4.85 | $170.33 million | $0.68 | 127.54 |
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A has higher revenue and earnings than Gaia. Gaia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
40.5% of Gaia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Gaia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Gaia and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gaia | -6.08% | -5.82% | -3.85% |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Gaia and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gaia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.14 |
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A has a consensus price target of $114.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.21%. Given Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A is more favorable than Gaia.
Summary
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A beats Gaia on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gaia
Gaia, Inc. operates a digital video subscription service and online community for underserved member base in the United States, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company has a digital content library with various titles in Spanish, German, and French languages available to its subscribers on internet connected devices. Its network includes Yoga channel, which provides access to streaming yoga, Eastern arts, and other movement based classes; Transformation channel that offers content in the areas of spiritual growth, personal development, and expanded consciousness; Alternative Healing channel, which features content focused on food and nutrition, holistic healing, alternative and integrative medicines, and longevity; and Seeking Truth channel that provides access to interviews and presentations in the ancient wisdom and metaphysics genre. The company was formerly known as Gaiam, Inc. and changed its name to Gaia, Inc. in July 2016. Gaia, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.
About Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Formula One Series A
Formula One Group, through its subsidiary Formula 1, engages in the motorsports business in the United States and internationally. The company holds commercial rights for the FIA Formula One world championship, approximately a nine-month long motor race-based competition in which teams compete for the constructors' championship and drivers compete for the drivers' championship. It is also involved in the operation of the Formula 1 Paddock Club hospitality program; and provision of freight, logistical, and travel related services for the teams and other third parties, as well as the F2 and F3 race series. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. Formula One Group operates as a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.
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