Analyzing GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (GLIBK) & Its Rivals

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	$1.05 billion	-$309.00 million	-2.36
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group Competitors	$24.18 billion	$974.92 million	-188.02

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.7% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	2	0	0	0	1.00
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group Competitors	1664	5105	7348	366	2.44

As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 27.13%. Given GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group	-32.53%	11.56%	5.78%
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group Competitors	-28.88%	-126.08%	-1.81%

Summary

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group rivals beat GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

About GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group

GCI Liberty Inc. consists of its wholly owned subsidiary GCI. The company is communications provider, providing data, voice and managed services to consumer and business customers throughout Alaska. GCI Liberty Inc. is based in ENGLEWOOD, Colo.