Liberty Global (LBTYB) versus Its Competitors Financial Contrast

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

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Global and its competitors’ 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	-20.20%	-48.09%	-5.13%

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, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.88 billion	-$7.14 billion	-1.45
Liberty Global Competitors	$3.01 billion	-$7.90 million	17.44

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Liberty Global and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Liberty Global Competitors	2248	6870	10825	475	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 25.58%. Given Liberty Global’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Global has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Liberty Global

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.