Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI – Get Free Report) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Bilibili and Liberty Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bilibili | $3.68 billion | 2.99 | -$184.51 million | $0.07 | 375.71 |
| Liberty Global | $4.34 billion | 0.86 | $1.59 billion | ($9.77) | -1.13 |
Volatility and Risk
Bilibili has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Bilibili and Liberty Global, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bilibili | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2.92 |
| Liberty Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Bilibili presently has a consensus price target of $26.95, indicating a potential upside of 2.46%. Given Bilibili’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bilibili is more favorable than Liberty Global.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
16.1% of Bilibili shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of Bilibili shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Liberty Global shares are held by 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.
Profitability
This table compares Bilibili and Liberty Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bilibili | 0.75% | 3.19% | 1.31% |
| Liberty Global | -60.38% | -22.64% | -10.77% |
Summary
Bilibili beats Liberty Global on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bilibili
Bilibili Inc. provides online entertainment services for the young generations in the People's Republic of China. It offers a range of digital content, including professional user generated videos, mobile games, and value-added services, such as live broadcasting, occupationally generated videos, audio drama on Maoer, and comics on Bilibili Comic. The company also provides advertising services; and IP derivatives and other services. In addition, it engages in the business and technology development activities; e-commerce business; and video, comics, and game distribution activities. Bilibili Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
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.
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