Head-To-Head Survey: Liberty Global (LBTYB) versus Its Competitors

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) is one of 259 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Liberty Global to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Liberty Global and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Liberty Global Competitors	2227	6846	10807	473	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 19.57%. Given Liberty Global’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Global has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global’s rivals have a beta of 1.02, indicating that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liberty Global and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.88 billion	-$7.14 billion	-1.46
Liberty Global Competitors	$3.02 billion	-$7.90 million	17.42

Liberty Global has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Global and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	-62.11%	-28.82%	-13.28%
Liberty Global Competitors	-20.06%	-48.61%	-5.10%

Summary

Liberty Global rivals beat Liberty Global on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Liberty Global Company Profile

Liberty Global Plc is an international television and broadband company, which engages in the provision of broadband communications services. It operates through the following geographical segments: U.K. and Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central and Corporate. Its products include broadband, WiFi, connectivity products, TV platforms, and TV content. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.