Liberty Broadband (LBRDA) Competitors

Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) and América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LBRDA or AMX?

América Móvil received 186 more outperform votes than Liberty Broadband when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.14% of users gave Liberty Broadband an outperform vote while only 61.99% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty Broadband	Outperform Votes 331 67.14%	Underperform Votes 162 32.86%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 517 61.99%	Underperform Votes 317 38.01%

Is LBRDA or AMX more profitable?

Liberty Broadband has a net margin of 78.07% compared to América Móvil's net margin of 3.25%. Liberty Broadband's return on equity of 8.45% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Broadband	78.07%	8.45%	4.92%
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LBRDA or AMX?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Broadband. Liberty Broadband is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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
Liberty Broadband	$1.04B	13.69	$688M	$6.26	15.82
América Móvil	$897.96B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.54	32.54

Which has more volatility & risk, LBRDA or AMX?

Liberty Broadband has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LBRDA or AMX?

Liberty Broadband presently has a consensus price target of $86.20, suggesting a potential downside of 12.95%. América Móvil has a consensus price target of $17.22, suggesting a potential downside of 1.99%. Given América Móvil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Liberty Broadband.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Broadband	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LBRDA or AMX?

10.3% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of América Móvil shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of América Móvil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LBRDA or AMX?

In the previous week, América Móvil had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for América Móvil and 6 mentions for Liberty Broadband. Liberty Broadband's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat América Móvil's score of 1.17 indicating that Liberty Broadband is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Broadband	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
América Móvil	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Liberty Broadband beats América Móvil on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.