Liberty Broadband (LBRDA) Competitors

Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) and Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHTR or LBRDA?

Charter Communications has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Broadband has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CHTR or LBRDA?

Charter Communications currently has a consensus target price of $392.94, suggesting a potential upside of 46.44%. Liberty Broadband has a consensus target price of $100.67, suggesting a potential upside of 64.05%. Given Liberty Broadband's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Broadband is more favorable than Charter Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charter Communications	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Liberty Broadband	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CHTR or LBRDA?

Charter Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Broadband. Charter Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Broadband, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Charter Communications	$55.09B	0.67	$5.08B	$36.52	7.35
Liberty Broadband	$1.02B	8.67	$869M	$7.58	8.10

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CHTR or LBRDA?

81.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CHTR or LBRDA?

In the previous week, Charter Communications had 54 more articles in the media than Liberty Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Charter Communications and 2 mentions for Liberty Broadband. Liberty Broadband's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.29 indicating that Liberty Broadband is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Charter Communications	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Liberty Broadband	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CHTR or LBRDA more profitable?

Liberty Broadband has a net margin of 103.04% compared to Charter Communications' net margin of 9.53%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 26.77% beat Liberty Broadband's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charter Communications	9.53%	26.77%	3.50%
Liberty Broadband	103.04%	10.89%	6.51%

Summary

Charter Communications and Liberty Broadband tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.