Liberty Broadband (LBRDK) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, LBRDK or CHTR?

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

Is LBRDK or CHTR more profitable?

Liberty Broadband has a net margin of 105.04% 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
Liberty Broadband	105.04%	10.89%	6.51%
Charter Communications	9.53%	26.77%	3.50%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LBRDK or CHTR?

80.2% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LBRDK or CHTR?

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
Liberty Broadband	$1.02B	8.53	$869M	$7.58	7.97
Charter Communications	$55.22B	0.65	$5.08B	$36.52	7.22

Do analysts prefer LBRDK or CHTR?

Charter Communications has a consensus target price of $404.71, suggesting a potential upside of 53.44%. Given Charter Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than Liberty Broadband.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Broadband	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Charter Communications	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26

Does the media refer more to LBRDK or CHTR?

In the previous week, Charter Communications had 51 more articles in the media than Liberty Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Charter Communications and 9 mentions for Liberty Broadband. Liberty Broadband's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Charter Communications' score of 0.61 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Charter Communications	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	35 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Charter Communications beats Liberty Broadband on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.