Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB – Get Free Report) and Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Liberty Global has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taboola.com has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Liberty Global and Taboola.com”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Liberty Global | $4.88 billion | 0.76 | -$7.14 billion | ($8.98) | -1.22 |
| Taboola.com | $1.91 billion | 0.46 | $42.28 million | $0.40 | 8.65 |
Taboola.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taboola.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Taboola.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Taboola.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Liberty Global and Taboola.com’s 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% |
| Taboola.com | 6.05% | 12.15% | 7.22% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Liberty Global and Taboola.com, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Liberty Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Taboola.com | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Taboola.com has a consensus target price of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 66.18%. Given Taboola.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Taboola.com is more favorable than Liberty Global.
Summary
Taboola.com beats Liberty Global on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Taboola.com
Taboola.com Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an artificial intelligence-based algorithmic engine platform in Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It offers Taboola, a platform that partners with websites, devices, and mobile apps to recommend editorial content and advertisements on the open web to users. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Receive News & Ratings for Liberty Global Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Liberty Global and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
