Liberty Global (LBTYB) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to LBTYB or RCI?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 7 more articles in the media than Liberty Global. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Rogers Communications and 1 mentions for Liberty Global. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Liberty Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Rogers 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
Rogers Communications	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LBTYB or RCI?

Rogers Communications received 218 more outperform votes than Liberty Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.72% of users gave Liberty Global an outperform vote while only 56.40% 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 410 56.40%	Underperform Votes 317 43.60%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	$7.49B	0.63	-$4.05B	-$10.15	-1.30
Rogers Communications	$14.18B	1.33	$628.94M	$2.05	17.21

Which has more volatility & risk, LBTYB or RCI?

Liberty Global has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LBTYB or RCI more profitable?

Rogers Communications has a net margin of 7.34% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -54.02%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 23.75% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Global	-54.02%	-22.30%	-10.03%
Rogers Communications	7.34%	23.75%	3.67%

Do analysts rate LBTYB or RCI?

Rogers Communications has a consensus price target of $61.75, indicating a potential upside of 75.03%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LBTYB or RCI?

0.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Liberty Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Rogers Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Liberty Global on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.