Comparing Liberty Global (LILAK) & Its Rivals

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.8% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	-3.86%	-8.50%	-0.82%
Liberty Global Competitors	-10.13%	-215.82%	-3.42%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liberty Global and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.44 billion	-$611.20 million	-11.08
Liberty Global Competitors	$106.23 billion	$893.66 million	-167.41

Liberty Global’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Global 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.

Risk & Volatility

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global’s rivals have a beta of -4.90, suggesting that their average share price is 590% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	1	2	0	0	1.67
Liberty Global Competitors	1759	5365	7771	385	2.44

Liberty Global presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.62%. As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 21.56%. Given Liberty Global’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Global has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Liberty Global rivals beat Liberty Global on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and media company that provides broadband, mobile, television and related digital services through operating companies and joint ventures. Its businesses serve customers in several European markets, including the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Its operations include Virgin Media O2 in the UK, a joint venture with Telefónica; VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, also a joint venture; and businesses such as Telenet in Belgium and Sunrise in Switzerland.