Head-To-Head Survey: Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA) versus Swisscom (OTCMKTS:SCMWY)

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA) and Swisscom (OTCMKTS:SCMWY) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A and Swisscom”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	N/A	N/A	N/A	($3.86)	-21.49
Swisscom	$12.54 billion	29.02	$1.75 billion	$2.85	24.65

Swisscom has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A. Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Swisscom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swisscom has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

25.1% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Swisscom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A and Swisscom, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	1	1	0	0	1.50
Swisscom	1	2	1	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A and Swisscom’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Swisscom	8.87%	10.34%	3.42%

Summary

Swisscom beats Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A

Liberty Live Group operates in the media, communications, and entertainment industries primarily in North America and the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

About Swisscom

Swisscom AG provides telecommunication services primarily in Switzerland, Italy, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Swisscom Switzerland, Fastweb, and Other Operating. The company offers mobile and fixed-network services, such as telephony, TV, broadband, and mobile offerings, as well as sells terminal equipment; and telecom and communications solutions for large corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises. It also provides cloud, outsourcing, workplace, mobile phone, networking, business process optimization, SAP, and security and authentication solutions, as well as a range of services to the banking industry; Internet of Things solutions; digitization services to the healthcare sector; IT systems for health insurance companies; fixed-line and mobile networks by other telecommunication service providers; and roaming to foreign operators whose customers use its mobile networks, as well as broadband services and regulated products. In addition, the company plans, operates, and maintains network infrastructure and IT systems; provides support functions to finance, human resource, and strategy, as well as management of real estate and vehicle fleet; and offers broadband and mobile services, such as telephony, mobile offerings, and broadband services, as well as ICT solutions for residential, business, and wholesale customers. Further, it provides IT and network services; online and telephone directories; and cross-platform retail media and security communication services, as well as builds and maintains wired and wireless networks. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Bern, Switzerland.