DISH vs. LBTYA, CABO, ROKU, LBTYK, LBRDA, LBRDK, SEAS, TGNA, PLTK, and PWSC
Should you be buying DISH Network stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DISH Network include Liberty Global (LBTYA), Cable One (CABO), Roku (ROKU), Liberty Global (LBTYK), Liberty Broadband (LBRDA), Liberty Broadband (LBRDK), SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS), TEGNA (TGNA), Playtika (PLTK), and PowerSchool (PWSC). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
DISH Network vs.
Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) and DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, DISH Network had 25 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for DISH Network and 4 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat DISH Network's score of 0.37 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Liberty Global has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DISH Network has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.
DISH Network has a net margin of 12.84% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -3.97%. DISH Network's return on equity of 12.02% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.
DISH Network received 106 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.21% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 60.67% of users gave DISH Network an outperform vote.
31.2% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of DISH Network shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of DISH Network shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Liberty Global currently has a consensus target price of $27.34, suggesting a potential upside of 67.34%. DISH Network has a consensus target price of $24.14, suggesting a potential upside of 262.51%. Given DISH Network's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DISH Network is more favorable than Liberty Global.
DISH Network has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Global.
Summary
DISH Network beats Liberty Global on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DISH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart
DISH Network Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools