Ahhh, Super Bowl Sunday: America’s premier football contest that doubles as a global media extravaganza. The hype seems to grow with each advancing Roman numeral.
Hopefully you cashed in during the game, but if not and you’re still looking for a little extra action, we’ve got a few ideas in the media realm.
Specifically, the analysts are high on media stocks a whole right now. So, let’s take a look at a few “buy” calls to cap off a gluttonous weekend of chips, sips and pigskin dips.
Walt Disney: Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) saw its this year to $1.5 billion — and that magic should continue, especially as the Marvel and LucasFilms divisions will contribute almost-certain blockbusters to a launch list of 21 major films over the next three years. Compare that to 13 over the past three.
Liberty Media: John C. Malone some of his Liberty Media Corp (NASDAQ:LMCA) holdings in early January, but that shouldn’t discourage potential investors. Eight on the nine analysts covering LMCA rate it a “buy,” and even the mean price target estimate among analysts has LMCA shooting 40% higher from current prices.
Twenty-First Century Fox: Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOXA) just cracked the on the Nasdaq, but the analysts don’t quite agree with the shorts. Right now, the mean target price on FOXA is $40.67 — about 20% upside from here.
Time Warner: Led by the
Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) stock is a “buy,” if you ask the analysts. Twenty-five of 32 analysts have TWX as a “buy” or “strong buy.” On average, they see 16% upside, though at least one thinks TWX could jump as much as 40%.
Comcast: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) had to spin some embarrassing news when reports surfaced that an employee . Comcast also is of Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC). Still, 22 of 25 analysts think CMCSA is a “buy,” and project 20% gains from current prices.
As of this writing, Scott Michnick did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
