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$11.41 +0.02 (+0.18%)
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LBTYA vs. LBTYK, SIRI, AMCX, CMCSA, CHTR, LLYVA, VEON, LUMN, IDT, and TV

Should you be buying Liberty Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty Global include Liberty Global (LBTYK), Sirius XM (SIRI), AMC Networks (AMCX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charter Communications (CHTR), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A (LLYVA), VEON (VEON), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), IDT (IDT), and Grupo Televisa (TV).

Liberty Global vs. Its Competitors

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global$4.34B0.90$1.59B-$9.77-1.17
Liberty Global$4.34B0.90$1.59B-$9.77-1.18

Liberty Global has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty Global-60.38% -22.64% -10.77%
Liberty Global -60.38%-22.64%-10.77%

In the previous week, Liberty Global had 6 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Liberty Global and 3 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Liberty Global's score of 1.40 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Liberty Global
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

37.2% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Liberty Global 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.

Liberty Global currently has a consensus target price of $14.26, suggesting a potential upside of 24.95%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Liberty Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty Global
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13
Liberty Global
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Liberty Global beats Liberty Global on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LBTYA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LBTYA vs. The Competition

MetricLiberty GlobalDiversified Comm Services IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.88B$33.56B$16.39B$9.84B
Dividend YieldN/A18.79%5.43%4.07%
P/E Ratio-1.1715.4715.4425.74
Price / Sales0.902.95192.33115.83
Price / Cash1.3811.4619.1959.48
Price / Book0.293.312.176.15
Net Income$1.59B$1.00B$751.46M$265.06M
7 Day Performance4.68%3.21%-0.03%2.80%
1 Month Performance12.64%4.41%0.82%1.68%
1 Year Performance-38.98%22.46%161.81%29.59%

Liberty Global Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LBTYA
Liberty Global
1.8889 of 5 stars
$11.41
+0.2%
$14.26
+25.0%
-40.1%$3.88B$4.34B-1.176,820News Coverage
Positive News
LBTYK
Liberty Global
1.253 of 5 stars
$11.08
-1.3%
N/A-41.4%$3.86B$4.63B-1.1310,100Positive News
SIRI
Sirius XM
4.7702 of 5 stars
$21.31
+1.6%
$26.18
+22.9%
-25.3%$7.18B$8.90B-3.165,515Trending News
AMCX
AMC Networks
2.2401 of 5 stars
$6.00
+1.4%
$5.38
-10.4%
-27.6%$269.58M$2.42B-1.011,800Earnings Report
CMCSA
Comcast
4.9844 of 5 stars
$31.67
-1.5%
$40.73
+28.6%
-15.8%$118.25B$123.73B5.23182,000Positive News
CHTR
Charter Communications
4.9491 of 5 stars
$258.78
-1.2%
$410.59
+58.7%
-24.6%$35.35B$55.22B7.0994,500Positive News
LLYVA
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A
0.3666 of 5 stars
$82.56
-0.1%
N/A+141.0%$7.58BN/A305.786,800News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
VEON
VEON
1.1217 of 5 stars
$53.47
+2.1%
$60.00
+12.2%
+103.4%$3.96B$4.00B8.4318,027Trending News
Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
3.5383 of 5 stars
$3.72
-1.2%
$4.82
+29.8%
-14.0%$3.81B$13.11B-3.1525,000News Coverage
IDT
IDT
1.6095 of 5 stars
$60.06
+0.6%
N/A+74.2%$1.52B$1.21B15.851,833
TV
Grupo Televisa
2.7825 of 5 stars
$2.45
+0.6%
$4.57
+86.8%
+17.0%$1.35B$3.42B-3.2628,038

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This page (NASDAQ:LBTYA) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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