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Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRK) Soars 5.1%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?

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Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRK - Free Report) shares rallied 5.1% in the last trading session to close at $47.63. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to the stock's 6.7% gain over the past four weeks.

BATRK shares are benefitting from the reported record $3.9 billion sale of the San Diego Padres, which sets a new MLB franchise transaction benchmark and reinforces the strong private market appetite for premier sports assets.

This owner and operator of the Atlanta Braves baseball club is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.83 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -25.8%. Revenues are expected to be $66.08 million, up 40% from the year-ago quarter.

Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.

For Atlanta Braves Holdings, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on BATRK going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

Atlanta Braves Holdings is a member of the Zacks Media Conglomerates industry. One other stock in the same industry, Tencent Music Entertainment Group Sponsored ADR (TME - Free Report) , finished the last trading session 0.7% lower at $10.08. TME has returned -1.4% over the past month.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has changed -4.2% over the past month to $0.21. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of +10.5%. Tencent Music Entertainment Group currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

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