Analyzing Liberty Global (LBTYB) & The Competition

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Liberty Global and its rivals, 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	2234	6854	10809	475	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 22.82%. Given Liberty Global’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Global has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global’s rivals have a beta of 0.93, indicating that their average share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	-20.08%	-48.65%	-5.12%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.88 billion	-$7.14 billion	-1.45
Liberty Global Competitors	$2.97 billion	-$7.90 million	17.79

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.

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.