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This Weeks Snapshots
Regulator warning: English football generated more than £9bn last season, yet 94% of clubs in the top five divisions lost money. The Premier League and EFL are now just £27m apart on a new funding deal.
Rights shake-up: Netflix secures all 104 matches of the 2030 World Cup in Spain. UEFA hands Relevent its national team commercial rights from 2028 to 2036, and Nine signs a seven-year deal with Australian Athletics.
Ownership moves: PARKEN puts F.C. Copenhagen up for review and Silver Lake's Egon Durban joins the Las Vegas NBA bid. Private equity also backs Centrefield, a leading sports law firm.
Asia sponsorship: The NBA unveils a nutrition partnership with IM8 in Hong Kong, and Indian brands back New Zealand Cricket's record tour.
This Weeks Key Market Movers
NIP Group $NIPG ( ▼ 2.24% )
Price: $7.40 | Week: -33.0% | YTD: -75.3% | LTM: -84.4%
The esports and entertainment group was the worst performer in the index this week, falling on four consecutive days. We found no company-specific news to explain the move, which extends a difficult year for the stock.
Samsung Electronics $SSNLF ( ▲ 115.5% )
Price: KRW 210,000 (Seoul) | Week: -19.8% | YTD: +75.1% | LTM: +121.1%
Samsung fell 9.5% on Thursday alone. Hotter-than-expected US inflation data set off a global chip sell-off, and the KOSPI dropped 7.6%, its biggest fall since July, according to Reuters. The shares have lost almost a fifth of their value since Samsung forecast a near ninefold jump in quarterly profit.
Skydance $SKYD ( ▲ 4.41% )
Price: $7.26 | Week: -19.1% | YTD: n/a | LTM: n/a
The newly merged Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery business fell as much as 27% on Wednesday. It had distributed around 471 million warrants to former Paramount Skydance shareholders. If all were exercised, the share count would rise and existing holdings would be diluted. Skydance only began trading on 6 October.
Zepp Health $ZEPP ( ▼ 5.14% )
Price: $3.20 | Week: -14.0% | YTD: -88.1% | LTM: -94.1%
The maker of Amazfit fitness wearables fell 7.3% on Thursday to a new 52-week low. We found no company-specific news this week. The slide follows a cut to analysts' revenue and earnings forecasts on 8 October.
VF Corp $VFC ( ▲ 1.87% )
Price: $17.00 | Week: +13.3% | YTD: -6.0% | LTM: +18.7%
The owner of The North Face and Vans rose for five straight sessions after J.P. Morgan upgraded the stock to neutral from underweight.
By category this week
Sports Teams & Franchises: $MSGS ( ▲ 3.35% ) led (Week: +0.6%); $BATRA ( ▲ 1.04% ) lagged (Week: -5.1%)
Sports Betting & iGaming: $GMVHY ( ▼ 0.17% ) led (Week: +2.9%); $FLUT ( ▲ 2.07% ) lagged (Week: -4.5%)
Fantasy Sports & Esports: $MSGM ( ▼ 2.83% ) led (Week: +6.2%); $NIPG ( ▼ 2.24% ) lagged (Week: -33.0%)
Sports Apparel & Equipment: $VFC ( ▲ 1.87% ) led (Week: +13.3%); $UAA ( ▲ 2.52% ) lagged (Week: -1.0%)
Sports Broadcasting & Media: $BCE ( ▲ 1.26% ) led (Week: +7.5%); $FUBO ( ▲ 2.11% ) lagged (Week: -4.8%)
Sports Digital Streaming: $NFLX ( ▼ 1.66% ) led (Week: +3.3%); $SKYD ( ▲ 4.41% ) lagged (Week: -19.1%)
Sports Technology & Data Analytics: $SAP ( ▲ 1.31% ) led (Week: +5.1%); $NVDA ( ▼ 0.29% ) lagged (Week: -5.3%)
Sports Infrastructure, Ticketing & Ancillary Services: $MTN ( ▲ 0.29% ) led (Week: +4.7%); $SEAT ( ▲ 1.46% ) lagged (Week: -7.2%)
Sports Health & Wearables: $HLF ( ▼ 0.79% ) led (Week: +11.8%); $SSNLF ( ▲ 115.5% ) lagged (Week: -19.8%)
Tech and AI-linked stocks took the hardest hit from this week's inflation scare, with $SSNLF ( ▲ 115.5% ) , $NET ( ▼ 1.98% ) and $NVDA ( ▼ 0.29% ) all lower. Beaten-down sportswear names recovered, with $NKE ( ▲ 1.8% ) up 7.0% and $VFC ( ▲ 1.87% ) up 13.3%.