Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA – Get Free Report) and Swisscom (OTCMKTS:SCMWY – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Liberty Global and Swisscom”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Liberty Global | $4.34 billion | 0.92 | $1.59 billion | ($9.77) | -1.20 |
| Swisscom | $12.54 billion | 30.46 | $1.75 billion | $2.97 | 24.82 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Liberty Global and Swisscom, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Liberty Global | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Swisscom | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Liberty Global currently has a consensus target price of $14.26, indicating a potential upside of 21.23%. Given Liberty Global’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Swisscom.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
37.2% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Swisscom shares are held by company 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.
Volatility & Risk
Liberty Global has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swisscom has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Liberty Global and Swisscom’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Liberty Global | -60.38% | -22.64% | -10.77% |
| Swisscom | 9.29% | 10.05% | 3.45% |
Summary
Swisscom beats Liberty Global on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers. It offers value-added broadband services, such as WiFi features, security, anti-virus, firewall, spam protection, smart home services, online storage solutions, and web spaces; and Connect Box that delivers in-home Wi-Fi service. The company provides various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems; Horizon 5, a cloud-based, multi-screen entertainment platform that combines linear television, including recording and replay features and video-on-demand services; Horizon Go, an online mobile app; and channels, including general entertainment, sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. In addition, it offers postpaid and prepaid mobile services; circuit-switched telephony services; and personal call manager, unified messaging, and a second or third phone line at an incremental cost. Further, the company offers business services comprising voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and mobile and converged fixed-mobile services to small or home offices, small businesses, and medium and large enterprises, as well as on a wholesale basis to other operators. It operates in Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Slovakia, and internationally. Liberty Global Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
About Swisscom
Swisscom AG provides telecommunication services primarily in Switzerland, Italy, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Swisscom Switzerland, Fastweb, and Other Operating. The company offers mobile and fixed-network services, such as telephony, TV, broadband, and mobile offerings, as well as sells terminal equipment; and telecom and communications solutions for large corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises. It also provides cloud, outsourcing, workplace, mobile phone, networking, business process optimization, SAP, and security and authentication solutions, as well as a range of services to the banking industry; Internet of Things solutions; digitization services to the healthcare sector; IT systems for health insurance companies; fixed-line and mobile networks by other telecommunication service providers; and roaming to foreign operators whose customers use its mobile networks, as well as broadband services and regulated products. In addition, the company plans, operates, and maintains network infrastructure and IT systems; provides support functions to finance, human resource, and strategy, as well as management of real estate and vehicle fleet; and offers broadband and mobile services, such as telephony, mobile offerings, and broadband services, as well as ICT solutions for residential, business, and wholesale customers. Further, it provides IT and network services; online and telephone directories; and cross-platform retail media and security communication services, as well as builds and maintains wired and wireless networks. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Bern, Switzerland.
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