Liberty Broadband (LBRDK) Competitors

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

Is CHTR or LBRDK 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
Charter Communications	9.53%	26.77%	3.50%
Liberty Broadband	105.04%	10.89%	6.51%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CHTR or LBRDK?

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	0.66	$5.08B	$36.52	7.34
Liberty Broadband	$1.02B	8.72	$869M	$7.58	8.14

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHTR or LBRDK?

81.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CHTR or LBRDK?

In the previous week, Charter Communications had 43 more articles in the media than Liberty Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Charter Communications and 6 mentions for Liberty Broadband. Liberty Broadband's average media sentiment score of 1.47 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)	28 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Liberty Broadband	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CHTR or LBRDK?

Charter Communications presently has a consensus target price of $392.94, indicating a potential upside of 46.61%. Given Charter Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than Liberty Broadband.

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)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, CHTR or LBRDK?

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 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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