Liberty Global (LBTYB) vs. The Competition Head to Head Analysis

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

Volatility & Risk

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global’s peers have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liberty Global and its peers top-line 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	$3.30 billion	-$7.90 million	17.53

Liberty Global has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Liberty Global and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Liberty Global Competitors	2252	6874	10827	475	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 25.58%. Given Liberty Global’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Global has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Global and its peers’ 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	-20.20%	-48.09%	-5.13%

Summary

Liberty Global peers 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.