Liberty Global (LILAK) Competitors

PLDT (NYSE:PHI) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LILAK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PHI or LILAK?

2.3% of PLDT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of PLDT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Liberty Global shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, PHI or LILAK?

PLDT has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PHI or LILAK?

PLDT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Liberty Global. Liberty Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PLDT, 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
PLDT	$3.79B	1.29	$565.37M	$2.53	8.94
Liberty Global	$4.46B	0.30	-$657M	-$4.03	-1.64

Do analysts prefer PHI or LILAK?

Liberty Global has a consensus target price of $10.27, suggesting a potential upside of 55.67%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than PLDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PLDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Liberty Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is PHI or LILAK more profitable?

PLDT has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -17.85%. PLDT's return on equity of 29.66% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLDT	14.48%	29.66%	5.45%
Liberty Global	-17.85%	-44.60%	-6.19%

Does the media refer more to PHI or LILAK?

In the previous week, PLDT had 3 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PLDT and 1 mentions for Liberty Global. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat PLDT's score of 0.37 indicating that Liberty Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

PLDT and Liberty Global tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.