Telecom Argentina (NYSE:TEO) and The Liberty Braves Group (NASDAQ:BATRK) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Telecom Argentina and The Liberty Braves Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Telecom Argentina | 3.84% | 2.72% | 1.46% |
The Liberty Braves Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Risk and Volatility
Telecom Argentina has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Liberty Braves Group has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
4.0% of Telecom Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.6% of The Liberty Braves Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Telecom Argentina shares are owned 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Telecom Argentina and The Liberty Braves Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Telecom Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
The Liberty Braves Group | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Telecom Argentina currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.94%. The Liberty Braves Group has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.84%. Given Telecom Argentina's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Telecom Argentina is more favorable than The Liberty Braves Group.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Telecom Argentina and The Liberty Braves Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Telecom Argentina | $4.00 billion | 0.66 | $-91,000,000.00 | ($0.17) | -35.82 |
The Liberty Braves Group | $476 million | 2.50 | $-60,294,300.00 | ($1.51) | -19.70 |
The Liberty Braves Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Telecom Argentina. Telecom Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Liberty Braves Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Telecom Argentina beats The Liberty Braves Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.