Liberty Broadband (LBRDK) Competitors

Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDK) and Orange (NYSE:ORAN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

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

80.2% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by institutional investors. 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LBRDK or ORAN?

Orange received 48 more outperform votes than Liberty Broadband when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.76% of users gave Orange an outperform vote while only 56.42% of users gave Liberty Broadband an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty Broadband	Outperform Votes 255 56.42%	Underperform Votes 197 43.58%
Orange	Outperform Votes 303 59.76%	Underperform Votes 204 40.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, LBRDK or ORAN?

Liberty Broadband has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orange has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LBRDK or ORAN more profitable?

Liberty Broadband has a net margin of 87.75% compared to Orange's net margin of 0.00%. Liberty Broadband's return on equity of 9.55% beat Orange's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Broadband	87.75%	9.55%	5.50%
Orange	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor LBRDK or ORAN?

In the previous week, Orange had 33 more articles in the media than Liberty Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Orange and 7 mentions for Liberty Broadband. Liberty Broadband's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Orange's score of -0.25 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Orange	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LBRDK or ORAN?

Orange has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Broadband.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Broadband	$981M	9.43	$688M	$5.89	11.00
Orange	$47.75B	0.62	$2.64B	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate LBRDK or ORAN?

Liberty Broadband currently has a consensus target price of $106.25, suggesting a potential upside of 64.04%. Orange has a consensus target price of $13.08, suggesting a potential upside of 17.11%. Given Liberty Broadband's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Liberty Broadband is more favorable than Orange.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Broadband	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Orange	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Summary

Liberty Broadband beats Orange on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.