Liberty Latin America (LILA) vs. Its Rivals Head-To-Head Review

Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) is one of 203 public companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Liberty Latin America to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Liberty Latin America and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Latin America	2	1	0	0	1.33
Liberty Latin America Competitors	1762	5372	7773	385	2.44

Liberty Latin America presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 28.86%. As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 20.78%. Given Liberty Latin America’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Latin America has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Liberty Latin America has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Latin America’s rivals have a beta of -4.89, indicating that their average stock price is 589% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty Latin America and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Latin America	-3.86%	-17.27%	-1.41%
Liberty Latin America Competitors	-10.21%	-215.06%	-3.42%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liberty Latin America and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Latin America	$4.44 billion	-$611.20 million	-10.58
Liberty Latin America Competitors	$12.34 billion	$893.66 million	-168.87

Liberty Latin America’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Latin America. Liberty Latin America 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

18.5% of Liberty Latin America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.8% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Liberty Latin America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Liberty Latin America rivals beat Liberty Latin America on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Liberty Latin America Company Profile

Liberty Latin America is a telecommunications company that provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephone, mobile, and business communications services. Its residential and business customers access these services through cable, fiber, and wireless networks. The company operates across the Caribbean and Latin America, including markets such as Puerto Rico, Panama, Costa Rica, and Chile. Its services are offered under brands that include Liberty, Flow, and Más Móvil, with offerings and brand names varying by market.