Reviewing GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group (GLIBA) and Its Peers

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBA) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group Competitors	1757	5361	7768	385	2.44

As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 22.00%. Given GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.0% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group has a beta of -0.67, suggesting that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group’s competitors have a beta of -4.90, suggesting that their average share price is 590% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group	$1.05 billion	-$309.00 million	9.82
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group Competitors	$12.28 billion	$893.66 million	-167.35

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group. GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group	-32.53%	11.56%	5.78%
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group Competitors	-11.87%	-217.43%	-3.33%

Summary

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group competitors beat GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group

GCI Liberty, Inc. was a holding company associated primarily with GCI Holdings, LLC, an Alaska-based telecommunications provider. Through GCI Holdings, the company offered broadband internet, wireless communications, video, voice, and data services to residential, business, government, and educational customers. GCI served communities throughout Alaska, including areas where geography and limited infrastructure made telecommunications deployment challenging. Its services included high-speed internet, mobile and fixed wireless connectivity, cable television, local and long-distance voice services, enterprise networking, data transport, and communications solutions for public-sector and commercial customers.