Liberty Global (LBTYB) Competitors

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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 (LBRDK), Liberty Broadband (LBRDA), Cable One (CABO), and Comcast (CMCSA). These companies are all part of the "cable tv" industry.

How does Liberty Global compare to Charter Communications?

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

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
Liberty Global	-109.64%	-47.65%	-22.51%
Charter Communications	9.03%	24.20%	3.22%

In the previous week, Charter Communications had 14 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Charter Communications and 1 mentions for Liberty Global. Charter Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Liberty Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Charter Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Charter Communications	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Charter Communications has a consensus price target of $290.38, suggesting a potential upside of 101.65%. Given Charter Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Charter Communications 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
Charter Communications	6 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.95

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.88B	0.99	-$7.14B	-$16.00	N/A
Charter Communications	$54.77B	0.32	$4.99B	$37.03	3.89

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Charter Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Charter Communications 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.

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Charter Communications has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Charter Communications beats Liberty Global on 14 of the 16 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Broadband has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% 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 Global had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Liberty Global and 0 mentions for Liberty Broadband. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Liberty Broadband'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global	Neutral
Liberty Broadband	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.88B	0.99	-$7.14B	-$16.00	N/A
Liberty Broadband	$1.02B	4.76	-$2.68B	-$19.17	N/A

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

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Liberty Broadband shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Liberty Broadband beats Liberty Global on 8 of the 12 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Liberty Broadband shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Liberty Broadband 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.

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

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%

Company	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global	Neutral
Liberty Broadband	Neutral

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Broadband has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.88B	0.99	-$7.14B	-$16.00	N/A
Liberty Broadband	$1.02B	4.76	-$2.68B	-$19.17	N/A

Summary

Liberty Broadband beats Liberty Global on 7 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Cable One and Cable One both had 1 articles in the media. Cable One's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Liberty Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Cable One is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cable One	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Liberty Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cable One	$1.50B	0.20	-$356.46M	-$58.41	N/A
Liberty Global	$4.88B	0.99	-$7.14B	-$16.00	N/A

Cable One presently has a consensus target price of $101.50, indicating a potential upside of 95.57%. Given Cable One's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cable One has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cable One beats Liberty Global on 10 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Comcast had 8 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Comcast and 1 mentions for Liberty Global. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Liberty Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Comcast	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Comcast has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Comcast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Comcast has a consensus target price of $34.79, indicating a potential upside of 38.32%. Given Comcast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	15 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty Global	$4.88B	0.99	-$7.14B	-$16.00	N/A
Comcast	$123.71B	0.73	$20.00B	$5.08	4.95

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%

Summary

Comcast beats Liberty Global on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LBTYB vs. The Competition

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Metric	Liberty Global	CABLE TV Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$4.93B	$16.67B	$7.22B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.11%	2.93%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	-0.89	1.77	18.50	25.82
Price / Sales	0.99	2.03	3.40	70.91
Price / Cash	N/A	3.80	14.80	56.67
Price / Book	0.50	0.72	3.69	7.17
Net Income	-$7.14B	$1.90B	$247.02M	$336.99M
7 Day Performance	-1.99%	0.67%	1.49%	2.83%
1 Month Performance	-16.35%	-15.55%	14.94%	3.14%
1 Year Performance	46.27%	-35.72%	17.59%	35.93%

Liberty Global Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LBTYB Liberty Global	0.5841 of 5 stars	$14.27 -2.2%	N/A	+48.9%	$4.93B	$4.88B	N/A	2,020	Gap Down
CHTR Charter Communications	4.9295 of 5 stars	$144.61 +1.5%	$290.38 +100.8%	-64.6%	$17.53B	$54.77B	3.91	91,900	Analyst Forecast
LBRDK Liberty Broadband	0.3771 of 5 stars	$33.83 +1.6%	N/A	-65.0%	$4.78B	$1.02B	N/A	1,900
LBRDA Liberty Broadband	0.372 of 5 stars	$33.74 +1.4%	N/A	-64.7%	$4.78B	$1.02B	N/A	1,900	Positive News Gap Up
CABO Cable One	3.5491 of 5 stars	$47.09 -0.8%	$101.50 +115.5%	-65.9%	$269.40M	$1.50B	N/A	2,592

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