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LBTYA vs. SIRI, AMCX, CMCSA, CHTR, LBRDA, RCI, ROKU, LBTYK, ADEA, and ATUS

Should you be buying Liberty Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty Global include Sirius XM (SIRI), AMC Networks (AMCX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charter Communications (CHTR), Liberty Broadband (LBRDA), Rogers Communications (RCI), Roku (ROKU), Liberty Global (LBTYK), Adeia (ADEA), and Altice USA (ATUS).

Liberty Global vs.

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) and Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Sirius XM had 5 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sirius XM and 9 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Sirius XM's score of 0.97 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sirius XM
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global$4.42B0.76-$4.05B-$0.97-10.07
Sirius XM$8.90B0.83-$1.67B-$6.52-3.36

Liberty Global has a net margin of 23.09% compared to Sirius XM's net margin of -24.03%. Sirius XM's return on equity of 13.44% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty Global23.09% 9.83% 4.49%
Sirius XM -24.03%13.44%3.03%

37.2% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Sirius XM shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Sirius XM shares are owned 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.

Liberty Global has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sirius XM has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Sirius XM received 122 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.21% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Sirius XM an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Liberty GlobalOutperform Votes
608
70.21%
Underperform Votes
258
29.79%
Sirius XMOutperform Votes
730
59.79%
Underperform Votes
491
40.21%

Liberty Global currently has a consensus target price of $16.94, suggesting a potential upside of 73.42%. Sirius XM has a consensus target price of $26.65, suggesting a potential upside of 21.60%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than Sirius XM.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty Global
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Sirius XM
5 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07

Summary

Liberty Global beats Sirius XM on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LBTYA vs. The Competition

MetricLiberty GlobalCable & other pay television services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.38B$12.96B$25.09B$8.39B
Dividend YieldN/A5.31%2.90%4.10%
P/E Ratio2.337.0444.5919.71
Price / Sales0.762.162,088.05117.39
Price / Cash1.417.8034.7834.62
Price / Book0.281.486.654.50
Net Income-$4.05B$588.01M$739.99M$248.18M
7 Day Performance-2.20%-1.83%-0.91%0.20%
1 Month Performance-7.48%14.06%12.61%12.37%
1 Year Performance-40.43%44.87%52,628.86%7.04%

Liberty Global Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LBTYA
Liberty Global
3.0905 of 5 stars
$9.77
-0.7%
$16.94
+73.4%
-42.6%$3.38B$4.42B2.3310,100Positive News
SIRI
Sirius XM
3.9697 of 5 stars
$22.32
+2.0%
$26.65
+19.4%
-24.2%$7.54B$8.90B-3.485,515
AMCX
AMC Networks
2.0814 of 5 stars
$6.31
+2.7%
$5.38
-14.8%
-62.0%$278.37M$2.42B-1.201,950Positive News
CMCSA
Comcast
4.9341 of 5 stars
$35.21
+1.9%
$42.10
+19.6%
-10.5%$131.45B$123.56B8.48186,000Positive News
CHTR
Charter Communications
4.1597 of 5 stars
$420.85
+1.7%
$399.35
-5.1%
+51.0%$59.07B$55.14B12.04101,700Analyst Upgrade
LBRDA
Liberty Broadband
2.6553 of 5 stars
$96.54
+1.4%
$86.20
-10.7%
+83.9%$13.83B$1.04B17.781,900Positive News
RCI
Rogers Communications
4.9015 of 5 stars
$25.33
+1.4%
$67.00
+164.6%
-34.0%$13.58B$20.68B10.9223,000Positive News
ROKU
Roku
3.5992 of 5 stars
$70.28
-2.2%
$87.93
+25.1%
+20.0%$10.26B$4.25B-78.973,600
LBTYK
Liberty Global
2.2848 of 5 stars
$10.35
+2.8%
N/A-42.6%$3.61B$4.42B2.4710,100Positive News
ADEA
Adeia
3.3038 of 5 stars
$13.75
-0.7%
$17.33
+26.1%
+10.4%$1.49B$380.29M24.11120Positive News
ATUS
Altice USA
3.2513 of 5 stars
$2.84
+1.3%
$2.75
-3.0%
-1.7%$1.31B$8.86B-12.3311,000Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:LBTYA) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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