How Many Sports Teams Are on the Stock Market?

When some people talk about sports teams that are publicly traded on the stock market, English Premier League side Manchester United is one of the names that many people are usually familiar with.

However, numerous major sports teams from around the world are now publicly traded in one way or another on the world’s stock market.

Take a closer look at which teams have publicly traded stock or are part of a much bigger organisation listed on one of the world’s stock exchanges right here.

What two major sports teams currently have listed stocks?

Here are two of the world’s biggest sports teams that currently have listed stocks on one or more of the world’s biggest stock exchanges. They include the following, although some of these share price details may be slightly different by the time you are reading this article:

• New York Knicks (American National Basketball Association): Currently valued at around $6.1 billion. The purchase value in 1995 was $600 million. Stock ID: MSGS and the PPS (Price per Share) is around $182.80
• Manchester United (English Premier League): Currently valued at around $4.6 billion. The purchase value in 2005 was $1.4 billion. Stock ID: MANU and the PPS is around $18.61

Which online trading platforms are the best, and where can I find the best odds for these teams?

If you want the latest and most competitive odds for any of these teams in their upcoming matches, the official Unibet Online Betting website is one of the most trusted sites you can turn to.

You can sign up to this fully licensed site within a minute from a desktop or mobile device, but you must be at least 18. However, you may find that the legal minimum age to sign up to websites like this in your country could be 19, 20, or 21.

For those of you who are more interested in trading in equities, commodities, bonds, cryptocurrencies, and other financial securities, some of the most trusted trading platforms you can turn to are eToro, Binance, Kraken, and Coinbase.

Other trusted platforms include Uphold, FTX, PKX, Okcoin, Merrill Edge, E-Trade, IG Group, JPMorgan Chase, AvaTrade, and Fidelity Investments, to name a few.

Which other major sports teams are also publicly listed?

Apart from Manchester United and Juventus, some of the other top teams that are publicly listed that you might already be familiar with by now are the following:

• New York Rangers (American National Hockey League): Currently valued at around $2.0 billion. The purchase value in 1995 was $600 million (together with the New York Nicks). Stock ID: MSGS and the PPS is around $182.80
• Juventus (Italian Serie A): Currently valued at around $2.45 billion. The purchase value in 1923 N/A. Stock ID: JUVE and the PPS is around $0.55
• Atlanta Braves (American Major League Baseball): Currently valued at around $2.1 billion. The purchase value in 2007 was $400 million. Stock ID: BATRA and the PPS is around $34.55
• Borussia Dortmund (German Bundesliga): Currently valued at around $1.80 billion. The purchase value in 2005 was $1.4 billion. Stock ID: BVB and the PPS is around $4.72
• Toronto Blue Jays (American Major League Baseball): Currently valued at around $1.78 billion. The purchase value in 2000 was $165 million. Stock ID: RCI and the PPS is around $64.56

Honourable mentions

Other major sports teams currently publicly traded are the following top-flight football teams from Europe. Examples include AS Roma (ASR) and SS Lazio (SSL) from the Italian Serie A league.

Sporting CP (SCP) and FC Porto (FCP), both from Portugal’s Primeira League, are also both listed, along with AFC Ajax (AJAX) from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie, Celtic FC (CCP) from the Scottish Premiership, FC Copenhagen (PARKEN) from the Danish Superliga, and FC Istres (MLFCU) from the French Championnat National 3 (aka National 3).

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