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LBTYB vs. CHTR, LBRDA, LBRDK, CABO, and CMCSA

Should you buy Liberty Global stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Liberty Global with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Liberty Global include Charter Communications (CHTR), Liberty Broadband (LBRDA), Liberty Broadband (LBRDK), Cable One (CABO), and Comcast (CMCSA). These companies are all part of the "cable tv" industry.

How does Liberty Global compare to Charter Communications?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Charter Communications$54.77B0.32$4.99B$37.033.83
Liberty Global$4.88B0.90-$7.14B-$16.00N/A

81.8% of Charter Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Charter Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Charter Communications has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Charter Communications has a net margin of 9.03% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -109.64%. Charter Communications' return on equity of 24.20% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Charter Communications9.03% 24.20% 3.22%
Liberty Global -109.64%-47.65%-22.51%

Charter Communications currently has a consensus target price of $290.38, suggesting a potential upside of 104.81%. Given Charter Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Charter Communications is more favorable than Liberty Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Charter Communications
6 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.95
Liberty Global
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Charter Communications had 15 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Charter Communications and 0 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Charter Communications' score of 1.31 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Charter Communications Positive
Liberty Global Very Positive

Summary

Charter Communications beats Liberty Global on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty Global compare to Liberty Broadband?

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) and Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk.

Liberty Broadband has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Broadband 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$4.88B0.90-$7.14B-$16.00N/A
Liberty Broadband$1.02B4.68-$2.68B-$19.17N/A

Liberty Broadband has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -109.64%. Liberty Broadband's return on equity of -30.25% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty Global-109.64% -47.65% -22.51%
Liberty Broadband N/A -30.25%-19.27%

In the previous week, Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Liberty Broadband's score of 1.91 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global Very Positive
Liberty Broadband Very Positive

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Broadband has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty Global
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Liberty Broadband
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Liberty Broadband beats Liberty Global on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty Global compare to Liberty Broadband?

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

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Broadband has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Liberty Broadband has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -109.64%. Liberty Broadband's return on equity of -30.25% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty Global-109.64% -47.65% -22.51%
Liberty Broadband N/A -30.25%-19.27%

In the previous week, Liberty Broadband had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Liberty Broadband and 0 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Liberty Broadband's score of 0.96 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global Very Positive
Liberty Broadband Positive

Liberty Broadband has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Global. Liberty Broadband 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$4.88B0.90-$7.14B-$16.00N/A
Liberty Broadband$1.02B4.69-$2.68B-$19.17N/A

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty Global
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Liberty Broadband
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Liberty Broadband beats Liberty Global on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty Global compare to Cable One?

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Cable One has a net margin of -21.94% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -109.64%. Cable One's return on equity of 5.36% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cable One-21.94% 5.36% 1.35%
Liberty Global -109.64%-47.65%-22.51%

In the previous week, Cable One had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Cable One and 0 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Cable One's score of -0.40 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cable One Neutral
Liberty Global Very Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cable One$1.50B0.18-$356.46M-$58.41N/A
Liberty Global$4.88B0.90-$7.14B-$16.00N/A

89.9% of Cable One shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cable One shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cable One has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Cable One presently has a consensus target price of $101.50, suggesting a potential upside of 116.45%. Given Cable One's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cable One is more favorable than Liberty Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cable One
4 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.33
Liberty Global
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Cable One beats Liberty Global on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty Global compare to Comcast?

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYB) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Comcast shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global$4.88B0.90-$7.14B-$16.00N/A
Comcast$123.71B0.68$20.00B$5.084.66

Comcast has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -109.64%. Comcast's return on equity of 15.47% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty Global-109.64% -47.65% -22.51%
Comcast 15.00%15.47%5.45%

In the previous week, Comcast had 31 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Comcast and 0 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Comcast's score of 0.82 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global Very Positive
Comcast Positive

Comcast has a consensus target price of $34.52, suggesting a potential upside of 45.90%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than Liberty Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty Global
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Comcast
2 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.26

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Comcast beats Liberty Global on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LBTYB vs. The Competition

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MetricLiberty GlobalCABLE TV IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.53B$16.02B$7.40B$12.20B
Dividend YieldN/A2.16%2.97%5.66%
P/E RatioN/A1.7020.7024.34
Price / Sales0.902.024.08135.40
Price / CashN/A3.8113.4237.92
Price / Book0.440.703.766.70
Net Income-$7.14B$1.90B$247.02M$337.21M
7 Day Performance0.41%2.33%0.49%1.78%
1 Month Performance-12.70%-1.90%3.37%3.64%
1 Year Performance26.28%-36.69%4.94%28.19%

Liberty Global Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LBTYB
Liberty Global
0.8644 of 5 stars		$13.00
-3.0%		N/A+29.0%$4.53B$4.88BN/A2,020
CHTR
Charter Communications
4.9256 of 5 stars		$137.79
+1.8%		$290.38
+110.7%		-63.0%$16.65B$54.77B3.7291,900
LBRDA
Liberty Broadband
0.8867 of 5 stars		$32.09
+1.3%		N/A-63.2%$4.55BN/AN/A1,900
LBRDK
Liberty Broadband
0.6836 of 5 stars		$32.24
+1.8%		N/A-63.5%$4.55B$1.02BN/A1,900
CABO
Cable One
4.0066 of 5 stars		$43.18
+2.9%		$101.50
+135.1%		-64.8%$238.04M$1.47BN/A2,592

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This page (NASDAQ:LBTYB) was last updated on 6/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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