Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) and Hemisphere Media Group (NASDAQ:HMTV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Liberty Broadband and Hemisphere Media Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Liberty Broadband | $14.86 million | 1,923.48 | $117.22 million | $0.64 | 228.66 |
Hemisphere Media Group | $149.39 million | 3.26 | $-3,370,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Liberty Broadband has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hemisphere Media Group.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Liberty Broadband and Hemisphere Media Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Liberty Broadband | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Hemisphere Media Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Liberty Broadband presently has a consensus price target of $185.3333, suggesting a potential upside of 26.65%. Given Liberty Broadband's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Broadband is more favorable than Hemisphere Media Group.
Risk and Volatility
Liberty Broadband has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hemisphere Media Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.1% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of Hemisphere Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of Hemisphere Media Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Liberty Broadband and Hemisphere Media Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Liberty Broadband | 1,375.63% | 2.12% | 1.81% |
Hemisphere Media Group | -4.85% | -0.67% | -0.30% |
Summary
Liberty Broadband beats Hemisphere Media Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.