The Liberty SiriusXM Group (NASDAQ:LSXMA) and América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Profitability
This table compares The Liberty SiriusXM Group and América Móvil's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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The Liberty SiriusXM Group | 3.34% | 1.21% | 0.59% |
América Móvil | 2.73% | 12.08% | 1.65% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for The Liberty SiriusXM Group and América Móvil, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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The Liberty SiriusXM Group | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.00 |
América Móvil | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
The Liberty SiriusXM Group currently has a consensus target price of $50.2857, indicating a potential upside of 22.44%. América Móvil has a consensus target price of $12.1667, indicating a potential downside of 15.74%. Given The Liberty SiriusXM Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Liberty SiriusXM Group is more favorable than América Móvil.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
27.2% of The Liberty SiriusXM Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held 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.
Volatility & Risk
The Liberty SiriusXM Group has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares The Liberty SiriusXM Group and América Móvil's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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The Liberty SiriusXM Group | $7.79 billion | 1.79 | $106 million | $1.53 | 26.84 |
América Móvil | $52.35 billion | 0.90 | $3.59 billion | $1.06 | 13.62 |
América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than The Liberty SiriusXM Group. América Móvil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Liberty SiriusXM Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
The Liberty SiriusXM Group beats América Móvil on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.