Liberty Global (LBTYB) Competitors

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) and Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LBTYB or RCI?

Rogers Communications received 219 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.72% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 56.15% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty Global	Outperform Votes 192 58.72%	Underperform Votes 135 41.28%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 411 56.15%	Underperform Votes 321 43.85%

Is LBTYB or RCI more profitable?

Liberty Global has a net margin of 23.09% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 8.40%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 25.19% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	23.09%	9.83%	4.49%
Rogers Communications	8.40%	25.19%	3.86%

Does the media prefer LBTYB or RCI?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 7 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for Liberty Global. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Liberty Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global	Neutral
Rogers Communications	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, LBTYB or RCI?

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LBTYB or RCI?

Rogers Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communications, 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 Global	$4.34B	0.79	-$4.05B	$4.19	2.29
Rogers Communications	$20.68B	0.67	$1.27B	$2.33	11.11

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LBTYB or RCI?

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer LBTYB or RCI?

Rogers Communications has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 158.74%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Liberty Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rogers Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Liberty Global on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.