Television Fran (OTCMKTS:TVFCF) vs. Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) Head to Head Contrast

Television Fran (OTCMKTS:TVFCF) and Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Television Fran has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Broadband has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Television Fran and Liberty Broadband”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Television Fran	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty Broadband	$1.02 billion	13.01	$869.00 million	$6.26	14.73

Liberty Broadband has higher revenue and earnings than Television Fran.

Profitability

This table compares Television Fran and Liberty Broadband’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Television Fran	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty Broadband	86.40%	9.24%	5.43%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.3% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Television Fran and Liberty Broadband, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Television Fran	0	0	0	0	0.00
Liberty Broadband	0	3	2	0	2.40

Liberty Broadband has a consensus price target of $86.20, suggesting a potential downside of 6.54%. Given Liberty Broadband’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Broadband is more favorable than Television Fran.

Summary

Liberty Broadband beats Television Fran on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Television Fran

TF1 SA engages in the broadcasting, studios and entertainment, and digital businesses in France and internationally. The company offers DTT channels, including TMC, TFX, LCI, and TF1 Séries Films; Theme channels, such as TV Breizh, Ushuaïa TV, Serie club, and Histoire TV; e-TF1; TF1 production; e-commerce activities; music/events; TF1 business solutions; TF1 films production; websites; and advertising services, as well as TF1, which covers sports, French drama, news, entertainment, and movies. It also provides streaming platforms, such as MYTF1, TFOU MAX, and Salto; and operates studios, including Newen Studios. TF1 SA was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

About Liberty Broadband

Liberty Broadband Corporation engages in the communications businesses. The company’s GCI Holdings segment provides data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, educational, and medical institutions in Alaska under the GCI brand. Its Charter segment offers subscription-based Internet and video services, and mobile and voice services; and state-of-the-art residential and business services, which includes Spectrum Internet, TV, mobile and voice for small and medium-sized companies; Spectrum Business provides a suite of broadband products and services for businesses and government application; Spectrum Enterprise offers customized fiber-based solutions; Spectrum Reach provides advertising and production for the modern media landscape. In addition, the company provides security suite that offers computer viruses, spyware and threats from malicious actors across the internet; offers internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity to cellular towers and office buildings, video entertainment, and business telephone services; advertising services on cable television networks, streaming services, and advertising platforms; and operates regional sports and news networks. Liberty Broadband Corporation was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.