Financial Review: GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group (GLIBA) and The Competition

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBA) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group has a beta of -0.67, indicating that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group’s rivals have a beta of -4.90, indicating that their average share price is 590% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group	7.36%	4.50%	2.31%
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group Competitors	-11.07%	-217.61%	-3.39%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.8% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group	$1.05 billion	-$309.00 million	-2.34
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group Competitors	$24.16 billion	$893.66 million	-167.99

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group. GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group Competitors	1756	5353	7764	384	2.44

As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 24.16%. Given GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group rivals beat GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series A GCI Group Company Profile

GCI Liberty, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various communication services in the United States. The company offers data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities, and educational and medical institutions primarily in Alaska under the GCI brand. It also operates a digital invitation platform that provides custom display advertising, native advertising content, custom video, and brand partnership services. The company is based in Englewood, Colorado.